Alp
Boy · ALP · Turkish
Alp is a boys' name of Turkish origin, meaning “hero, brave warrior”. In 2025 it ranked 1,686th for boys in the UK (16 babies) and 3,449th for boys in the US (33 babies).
What does Alp mean?
Turkish
“hero, brave warrior”
Alp Arslan, 'heroic lion', was the Seljuk sultan who won the Battle of Manzikert in 1071.
- Say it
- ALP
Is Alp a girl's or a boy's name?
Alp is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 16 boys in the UK and 33 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Alp in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,686among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 16about 1 in 19,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 18% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 16 boys in the UK were named Alp, making it the 1,686th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,356th. Its busiest year was 2020, with 20 boys.
Half of all the boys named Alp in the UK since 1996 were born between 2014 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,612th in England and Wales.
Alp in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | #1,686 |
| 2024 | 16 | #1,664 |
| 2023 | 20 | #1,399 |
| 2022 | 17 | #1,561 |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,179 |
| 2020 | 20 | #1,356 |
| 2019 | 11 | #2,102 |
| 2018 | 13 | #1,902 |
| 2017 | 11 | #2,174 |
| 2016 | 10 | #2,287 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 5 | #3,529 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,096 |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 6 | #2,906 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,231 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,170 |
How popular is Alp in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,449among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 33about 1 in 52,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 20% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 33 boys in the US were named Alp, making it the 3,449th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,915th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 38 boys. It first appears in the records in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Alp in the US since 1880 were born between 2010 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Alp in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 33 | #3,449 |
| 2024 | 38 | #3,159 |
| 2023 | 25 | #4,216 |
| 2022 | 26 | #4,086 |
| 2021 | 26 | #4,007 |
| 2020 | 26 | #3,915 |
| 2019 | 28 | #3,791 |
| 2018 | 26 | #3,989 |
| 2017 | 36 | #3,192 |
| 2016 | 22 | #4,469 |
| 2015 | 16 | #5,503 |
| 2014 | 15 | #5,729 |
| 2013 | 9 | #8,113 |
| 2012 | 13 | #6,300 |
| 2011 | 9 | #8,072 |
| 2010 | 12 | #6,692 |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 17 | #5,244 |
| 2007 | 11 | #7,090 |
| 2006 | 7 | #9,579 |
| 2005 | 10 | #7,089 |
| 2004 | 11 | #6,514 |
| 2003 | 12 | #5,870 |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,449 |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,332 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 7 | #7,867 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,104 |
| 1996 | 6 | #7,964 |
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