Allan

Boy name

Allan has been given to 96,711 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1947.

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

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Total babies

96,711

Peak year

1947 (2,192 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▼ -43%

Gender split

0% girls / 100% boys

Woody Allen

American filmmaker, actor and comedian (born 1935)

Allan McLeod Cormack

American physicist (1924-1998)

Allan Simonsen

Danish footballer

Allan Hume

British Ornithologist and Founder of the Indian National Congress (1829–1912)

Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Allan.

98,604 babies since 1880

101,481 babies since 1880

83,643 babies since 1880

78,907 babies since 1880

68,060 babies since 1880

64,782 babies since 1880

62,535 babies since 1880

60,590 babies since 1880

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