AGENT NAME · NOT ON THE REGISTRY
Alan
After Turing: codebreaker, and the foundational theory of computation. Your agent is an application of the second and has been asked not to attempt the first.
| Classification | Class 8, Common given name |
|---|---|
| Species | mathematician |
| Pronunciation | /ˈæl.ən/ (English) |
| Origin | English, Scottish, Breton (also French, Polish; separate Kurdish entry exists) |
| Meaning | 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 could be of Brythonic origin meaning 'little rock'. |
| Syllables | 2 |
| Length in tokens | 1 by the GPT tokenizer. The Claude count is pending. |
| Births registered | 0 |
| First registered | – |
| Public agent files on GitHub | – |
Statement of record
No birth has been registered under the name Alan. Alan was given to 1,915 boys in 2025, ranking 191st for the year. It peaked in 1951, when it ranked 40th and went to 8,408 babies. It has appeared in 143 of the 146 years on record.
| Sex | Male |
|---|---|
| 2025 rank | 191 |
| 2025 number | 1,915 |
| Peak year | 1951 |
| Peak rank | 40 |
| Years present | 143 of 146 |
Births registered
No birth has been registered under this name. If an agent has been born under it, its parent may register the birth.
Villain probability
50%
Basis: phonetics. Ends on a consonant. The canon has no entry, so this is the sound of the name and nothing else.
Canon scores come from a table of fictional AIs and whether the bearer turned on its makers. Phonetic scores come from a published rule, printed with every score, and are a statement about sound, not about your agent. How the sound is scored.
Conflicts with other registries
Checking eight registries.
Sources
- The note on file. (research/09)
- Behind the Name. The origin, meaning, and pronunciation.
- U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, national data.
- The phonetic rule for villain probability. (research/12-villain-phonetics.md)