Alano

#12,084 in 2025Boys' name

English equivalent of Alan

Alano has been given to 164 babies in the U.S. since 2000. In 2025 it ranked #12,084 of 13,926 boys’ names in use. Its peak year was 2012, with 13 recorded.

Babies named Alano, 2025

1 in 663,000

Alano over time, 1880–2025

Boys

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Alano: meaning, origin, and history

English equivalent of Alan

Deeper origin not confirmed in the cited records

What Alano means

Alano is a English equivalent of Alan.

Origin, language, and formation

Alano is used in Italian.

Related names and everyday forms

Related names include Alan.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 164 boys were recorded with the name Alano between 2000 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 13 in 2012; its best national rank was #6,262 in 2003.

Over 5 years its rank fell, from #7,043 in 2020 to #12,084 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank fell, from #8,765 in 2015 to #12,084 in 2025.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

Wiktionary material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

How common is Alano?

Everything below is computed from the 2025 data — the most recent year available.

Among all babies, 2025: 1 in 663,000; 5 of 3,315,165 births
Among boys only: 1 in 342,000; <0.01% of boys
Rank, 2025: #12,084; of 13,926 boys’ names in use
Coin-flip room size: 459,581 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Alano sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Liam (20,818)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2025 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 459,581 children born in 2025 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Alano. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Alanos were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Alano was born before 2012 — so the typical Alano is around 13 today.

Median birth year: 2012; About 13 years old
Biggest decade: 2000s; 39.0% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 93.9%; A modern name
Recorded since 1950: 164; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

2000s — 39.0% of all recorded uses (64).

Is Alano rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: −1,089; Places dropped
Rank vs 5 years ago: −5,041; Places dropped
Rank vs 10 years ago: −3,319; Places dropped
Births vs 10 years ago: 0.63×; Fewer babies than then
Share of its own peak: 38.5%; Peak was 2012 (13)
Years since peak: 13; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Volatile; 25.4% average annual change
Best rank ever: #6,262; 2003

Spellings of Alano

Alano is not the most common spelling — Alan is, with 50.5% against Alano's 0.02%.

Alan50.5%363,313
Allan13.4%96,458
Lane6.6%47,562
Alonzo6.4%45,955
Adan4.4%31,478
Aldo2.5%17,728
Alvaro2.4%17,357
Alonso1.7%12,231

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Alano around the world

Where Alano ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

South Australia
1946–1946
#252
in 1946

Popularity data from Consumer and Business Services (South Australia). CBS SA data under CC BY 4.0.

Alano by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025: #12,084
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: Down 5,041
Best rank ever: #6,262; 2003
Peak year: 2012; 13 that year
First recorded: 2000
Last recorded: 2025
All-time count: 164
Count in 2025: 5

Names similar to Alano

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

Alann Alani Alamin Alazar Alakay Kiano Alarik Giano Alam Alaster Alaa Alanzo Aland Alarick Keano Aladdin Eliano Alaia Alassane Kano Alando Alastor Alakai Alaki

Sibling names for Alano

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Sydni Shyann Sydnie Rhianna Kendyl Halie Jacquelin Hayleigh

For a brother

Kale Aaden Brennen Jerimiah Jorden Gavyn Tobin Jarod

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