Alon
Where Alon comes from
Two main origins: * Borrowed from Hebrew אַלּוֹן (alon, “oak tree”). * Borrowed from Tagalog Alon; this surname is predominantly found in Bangsamoro region.
- Hebrew
Along the way
- 1926First appearance#4,201 among boys, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
- 1975Peak, #2,36118 babies named Alon — more than any year before or since.
- 1976The fadeThe first year with half the peak's births — down to #4,012.
In the dictionary
- A male given name from Hebrew, variant of Elon.
Namesakes
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Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.