Alanson
Alanson is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Alanson
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Alanson is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Alanson
American parents first put Alanson on the record books as a baby boy name in 1912, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1927, when 12 Alansons were born — ranking #2,408 that year. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 37% of all recorded Alansons. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1993 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 185 Alansons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Alanson
Alanson is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 185 births in the dataset. Alanson's peak popularity came in 1927 when it ranked #2,408. Use the chart and map above to compare Alanson's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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