UK boy's name
Alun
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2019. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Alun is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Alun popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2019 in this profile. In that release it ranked #3411, with 5 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 1997, with 13 births.
This profile covers 104 England and Wales registrations across 15 recorded years from 1996 to 2019. The figures come from ONS England and Wales and NRS Scotland, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 38% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 162 living people in the UK are called Alun. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2020 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Alun ranked #3411 for boys in England and Wales in 2019, with 5 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 1997, when 13 boys were registered as Alun.
- • Alun ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #380 in 1995.
- • About 162 living people in the UK are estimated to have Alun as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#3411
2019
Births in 2019
5
Latest year
Peak year
1997
13 births
Estimated living
162
2026
Popularity
Alun over time
The chart below shows babies named Alun registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 2019. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Alun, the clearest high point is 1997. The latest England and Wales figure is 5 births in 2019, compared with 13 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Alun by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Alun was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | #4344 | 11 | 3 |
| 2000s | #2518 | 44 | 8 |
| 1990s | #1099 | 49 | 4 |
Geography
Where Alun is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Alun. They are useful for spotting where the name is showing up in real numbers, while the rank beside each bar shows how strongly it performs inside that region.
Alun ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #380 in 1995.
Across the UK
Alun in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Scotland (NRS)
#380 in 1995
12 years of NRS records, 61 total registered
Notable bearers
Famous people named Alun
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Alun Wyn Davies
rugby union player
Welsh rugby union player
2000-
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Alun Wyn Jones
rugby union player
Welsh rugby union footballer
1985-
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Alun Woodward
singer-songwriter
Scottish singer-songwriter
1971-
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Alun Rossiter
motorcycle racer
British speedway rider
1965-
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Alun Pugh
politician
British politician
1955-
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Alun Lewis
actor; television actor
British actor
1949-
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Alun 'Sbardun' Huws
composer; musician
Welsh musician and composer (1948-2014)
1948-2014
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Alun Howkins
writer; television presenter; academic; social historian
1947-2018
Related
Names similar to Alun
- Alfie 86,546
- Alexander 85,525
- Adam 71,855
- Archie 59,965
- Arthur 43,586
- Aaron 36,366
- Alex 32,729
- Andrew 20,169
- Arlo 19,061
- Aidan 16,776
- Albie 16,017
- Albert 15,809
FAQ
Alun: questions and answers
How popular is the name Alun in the UK right now?
In 2019, Alun was ranked #3411 for boys in England and Wales, with 5 births registered.
When was Alun most popular?
The peak year on record was 1997, with 13 babies registered as Alun in England and Wales.
How many people are called Alun in the UK?
A total of 104 babies have been registered as Alun across the 15 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here, plus 61 more in Scotland.
Where is Alun most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Alun ranks best in Scotland, where it placed #380 in 1995. The regional bars on this page use birth counts, so they also reflect the size of each region.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.