Today I met a 3 year old called....

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Alan.
Bet he'll be the only Alan in his class.

great name

That was not what I expected.. Yes the only one :)

Wouldn't it be gutting if he were one of 3 in the class and still ended up being Alan G?

A tribute to the great Alan Partridge? Or a Gardener's World fan?
Could have been a lot worse. I've heard of Kalels, Oberons, etc.

My late grandfather's name. Love it!

My dads name

Great underused name! We sometimes forget why we name someone - to identify him/her. And a little Alan will unlikely have to add his initial like all the Archies and Harrys do these days.

I've always like the name Alan.

Hmmmm just realised how much i like it, one of those old names that creeps up on you and you realised how nice they are

Someone I know just called her ds Kal-el. At ds's first baby group there was a little Keith.

There was a kid in my class at school called Alan (I'm 37) and it was odd then. I now teach an 11 year old called Alan, and think that is odd too. Alan is only allowed for the over 50s

I love the name Alan. It's my first choice if I ever have a son.

Oh and it's not that uncommon in Scotland. Pretty normal, I'd say.

Ooh bullet is he nearly 4... I used to know one. . .

There were 2 Alans in my year at school, there was a Guy and a Kevin too. I'm 26.

I know an Alan! And a Vernon!

I met a baby Roger a few weeks ago. An ex colleague of mine was called Roger and I was very fond of him so I like the name!

Keith would be nearly 4, yes!

Alan is quite common, is it not?

It's this type of name that will be making a resurgence, I think.
Have known of 2 baby Joans just this month also.
I think that Alan/Joan and the like are going to replace Maud, Lily and Arthur.

Nothing wrong with the name. It's a lot better than some of the dreadful names in vogue at the moment.

What a suprisingly nice name. Not disimilar to Alice, which is everywhere.

I tried for Eric for my ds and Douglas....dh was having none of it. I like Alan. We know 5-8 yr old Sallies ,yvonne ,Barry,Alec and Larry....tis the next "cool" trend I reckon...

I teach an Alan, a Keith and a Guy at my secondary school! No Rogers though.

Ooooh and a baby Michelle!