Where is Alan from?

My guess is...

Ireland

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9%

United Kingdom

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7%

New Zealand

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6%

I'm 99% certain Alan is Male.

According to a dataset of 37328, the average Alan is around 58 years old.


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Learn about the name Alan

Meaning of the name Alan

The meaning of this name is not known for certain. It was used in Brittany at least as early as the 6th century, and it possibly means either "little rock" or "handsome" in Breton. Alternatively, it may derive from the tribal name of the Alans, an Iranian people who migrated into Europe in the 4th and 5th centuries. This was the name of several dukes of Brittany, and Breton settlers introduced it to England after the Norman Conquest. Famous modern bearers include Alan Shepard (1923-1998), the first American in space and the fifth man to walk on the moon, and Alan Turing (1912-1954), a British mathematician and computer scientist.

Characteristics of the name Alan

OriginsEnglish, French, Scottish, Breton
PronouncedAL-ən(English)
GenderMasculine
Traitsnatural, strong, refined, serious, simple, mature, classic, formal, nerdy, wholesome

How do we know this about Alan

(and is it secret spies?)

We use a combination of data from the internet, and our own Machine Learning models to make these predictions.
In a gist, we use a Machine Learning model trained on a diverse global dataset of 100m+ names, and use it to predict different traits for a person based on first name!
NameGuessr guesses a person's nationality, age, and gender based on their name. We also try to give insightful info around the name's origin, name meaning, and name pronounciation.