Is Alain a boy or girl name?
Alain is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 37 boys were named Alain, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.2% of the 3,942 US babies named Alain were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #3,209
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Alain since 1942
- 3,942
- Most popular year
- 1988
- 92 babies
Boys and girls named Alain, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 53 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 183 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 358 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 457 | 6 | 1.3% |
| 1980s | 738 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 676 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 656 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 583 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 232 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 37 | #3,209 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 51 | #2,577 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 49 | #2,674 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 47 | #2,694 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 48 | #2,620 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 49 | #2,627 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 61 | #2,232 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 55 | #2,346 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 55 | #2,366 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 57 | #2,301 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 51 | #2,462 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 74 | #1,903 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 64 | #2,104 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 63 | #2,105 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 54 | #2,354 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 57 | #2,288 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 61 | #2,186 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 68 | #2,035 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 73 | #1,856 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 72 | #1,802 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 60 | #1,990 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 81 | #1,562 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 63 | #1,817 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 67 | #1,711 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 54 | #1,927 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 60 | #1,720 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 59 | #1,720 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 67 | #1,535 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 62 | #1,586 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 69 | #1,430 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 51 | #1,734 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 81 | #1,260 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 71 | #1,340 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 79 | #1,255 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 77 | #1,259 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 80 | #1,197 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 92 | #1,023 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 89 | #1,004 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 80 | #1,041 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 83 | #998 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 74 | #1,033 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 70 | #1,059 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 69 | #1,096 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 52 | #1,271 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 49 | #1,343 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 36 | #1,598 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 43 | #1,410 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 47 | #1,312 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 66 | #1,019 | 6 | #8,176 |
| 1975 | 50 | #1,191 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 45 | #1,243 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 39 | #1,329 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 42 | #1,285 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 46 | #1,215 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 43 | #1,261 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 42 | #1,221 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 35 | #1,283 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 46 | #1,087 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 32 | #1,345 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 32 | #1,360 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 47 | #1,113 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 37 | #1,279 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 35 | #1,312 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 23 | #1,687 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 29 | #1,487 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 25 | #1,588 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 21 | #1,724 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 23 | #1,673 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 24 | #1,609 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 15 | #2,049 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 15 | #2,044 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 22 | #1,631 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 6 | #3,376 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 13 | #2,136 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 19 | #1,701 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 11 | #2,339 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 12 | #2,219 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 12 | #2,252 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 8 | #2,691 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 5 | #3,435 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 5 | #3,569 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Alain reached #998 in 1985. As a girl name, it reached #8,176 in 1976. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Alain
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.