Allan
Last seen for girls in 1994 at #13,430 · #1,012 for boys in 2025, 223 births
Given to boys 99.7% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1940 · 1,608 births
- Debut · boys
- 20 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 96,458since 1880
Allan over time
Rank among boys' names. Allan has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #1,012 | 223 | |
| 2024 | — | #857 | 283 | |
| 2023 | — | #813 | 302 | |
| 2022 | — | #824 | 301 | |
| 2021 | — | #840 | 283 | |
| 2020 | — | #826 | 278 | |
| 2019 | — | #813 | 280 | |
| 2018 | — | #782 | 294 | |
| 2017 | — | #777 | 301 | |
| 2016 | — | #741 | 329 | |
| 2015 | — | #659 | 392 | |
| 2014 | — | #723 | 333 | |
| 2013 | — | #656 | 370 | |
| 2012 | — | #695 | 340 | |
| 2011 | — | #675 | 350 | |
| 2010 | — | #614 | 403 | |
| 2009 | — | #560 | 471 | |
| 2008 | — | #550 | 478 | |
| 2007 | — | #518 | 506 | |
| 2006 | — | #504 | 514 | |
| 2005 | — | #461 | 555 | |
| 2004 | — | #444 | 588 | |
| 2003 | — | #412 | 625 | |
| 2002 | — | #477 | 495 | |
| 2001 | — | #483 | 489 | |
| 2000 | — | #483 | 485 | |
| 1999 | — | #445 | 515 | |
| 1998 | — | #452 | 497 | |
| 1997 | — | #452 | 486 | |
| 1996 | — | #481 | 449 | |
| 1995 | — | #422 | 539 | |
| 1994 | #13,430 | 5 | #428 | 531 |
| 1993 | — | #403 | 574 | |
| 1992 | — | #384 | 595 | |
| 1991 | — | #377 | 601 | |
| 1990 | — | #384 | 605 | |
| 1989 | #9,681 | 7 | #378 | 591 |
| 1988 | — | #351 | 591 | |
| 1987 | #9,825 | 6 | #361 | 539 |
| 1986 | #10,912 | 5 | #364 | 512 |
| 1985 | #9,307 | 6 | #355 | 519 |
| 1984 | #9,144 | 6 | #326 | 586 |
| 1983 | #10,275 | 5 | #323 | 589 |
| 1982 | #9,237 | 6 | #323 | 589 |
| 1981 | — | #335 | 552 | |
| 1980 | — | #343 | 538 | |
| 1979 | #10,210 | 5 | #342 | 528 |
| 1978 | #9,750 | 5 | #342 | 508 |
| 1977 | #9,652 | 5 | #353 | 491 |
| 1976 | — | #343 | 503 | |
| 1975 | — | #313 | 575 | |
| 1974 | #8,775 | 5 | #329 | 532 |
| 1973 | #8,423 | 5 | #314 | 560 |
| 1972 | — | #295 | 626 | |
| 1971 | #8,324 | 5 | #272 | 778 |
| 1970 | #7,070 | 6 | #267 | 810 |
| 1969 | #5,974 | 7 | #257 | 812 |
| 1968 | #6,246 | 6 | #243 | 872 |
| 1967 | #6,804 | 5 | #239 | 859 |
| 1966 | — | #222 | 986 | |
| 1965 | — | #219 | 1,094 | |
| 1964 | — | #220 | 1,170 | |
| 1963 | #5,891 | 6 | #220 | 1,220 |
| 1962 | #4,865 | 8 | #215 | 1,278 |
| 1961 | — | #211 | 1,347 | |
| 1960 | #5,696 | 6 | #197 | 1,472 |
| 1959 | #4,625 | 8 | #200 | 1,443 |
| 1958 | — | #180 | 1,604 | |
| 1957 | #6,086 | 5 | #187 | 1,571 |
| 1956 | — | #177 | 1,636 | |
| 1955 | — | #157 | 1,841 | |
| 1954 | #5,148 | 6 | #149 | 1,954 |
| 1953 | — | #153 | 1,856 | |
| 1952 | #5,563 | 5 | #146 | 1,931 |
| 1951 | #4,833 | 6 | #137 | 1,970 |
| 1950 | #4,315 | 7 | #142 | 1,891 |
| 1949 | #4,673 | 6 | #143 | 1,933 |
| 1948 | — | #132 | 2,063 | |
| 1947 | #5,295 | 5 | #132 | 2,187 |
| 1946 | #4,417 | 6 | #124 | 2,061 |
| 1945 | — | #137 | 1,582 | |
| 1944 | #4,054 | 6 | #141 | 1,501 |
| 1943 | — | #136 | 1,639 | |
| 1942 | — | #124 | 1,764 | |
| 1941 | #3,954 | 6 | #135 | 1,492 |
| 1940 | #3,503 | 7 | #115 | 1,608 |
| 1939 | — | #125 | 1,413 | |
| 1938 | #2,940 | 9 | #119 | 1,540 |
| 1937 | — | #124 | 1,338 | |
| 1936 | — | #138 | 1,129 | |
| 1935 | — | #150 | 1,015 | |
| 1934 | — | #151 | 993 | |
| 1933 | #3,406 | 7 | #154 | 936 |
| 1932 | — | #153 | 1,008 | |
| 1931 | #3,848 | 6 | #151 | 1,002 |
| 1930 | — | #155 | 985 | |
| 1929 | #3,394 | 8 | #161 | 930 |
| 1928 | #2,497 | 13 | #171 | 844 |
| 1927 | — | #196 | 721 | |
| 1926 | — | #182 | 780 | |
| 1925 | #4,028 | 7 | #193 | 719 |
| 1924 | #5,061 | 5 | #201 | 692 |
| 1923 | — | #216 | 598 | |
| 1922 | #5,009 | 5 | #226 | 594 |
| 1921 | — | #231 | 576 | |
| 1920 | — | #235 | 535 | |
| 1919 | — | #240 | 481 | |
| 1918 | — | #244 | 477 | |
| 1917 | — | #238 | 451 | |
| 1916 | — | #236 | 446 | |
| 1915 | — | #227 | 441 | |
| 1914 | — | #244 | 307 | |
| 1913 | — | #249 | 230 | |
| 1912 | — | #234 | 221 | |
| 1911 | — | #255 | 101 | |
| 1910 | — | #270 | 82 | |
| 1909 | — | #259 | 74 | |
| 1908 | — | #255 | 68 | |
| 1907 | — | #292 | 53 | |
| 1906 | — | #286 | 49 | |
| 1905 | — | #284 | 48 | |
| 1904 | — | #285 | 45 | |
| 1903 | — | #310 | 37 | |
| 1902 | — | #248 | 56 | |
| 1901 | — | #275 | 39 | |
| 1900 | — | #254 | 64 | |
| 1899 | — | #336 | 28 | |
| 1898 | — | #320 | 36 | |
| 1897 | — | #339 | 30 | |
| 1896 | — | #323 | 34 | |
| 1895 | — | #414 | 22 | |
| 1894 | — | #319 | 31 | |
| 1893 | — | #330 | 28 | |
| 1892 | — | #320 | 33 | |
| 1891 | — | #397 | 19 | |
| 1890 | — | #282 | 37 | |
| 1889 | — | #313 | 31 | |
| 1888 | — | #330 | 30 | |
| 1887 | — | #356 | 21 | |
| 1886 | — | #336 | 25 | |
| 1885 | — | #411 | 19 | |
| 1884 | — | #318 | 30 | |
| 1883 | — | #402 | 19 | |
| 1882 | — | #469 | 15 | |
| 1881 | — | #395 | 18 | |
| 1880 | — | #381 | 20 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Allan was already there! It came in at #381, and was given to 20 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1883, when fewer than 21 boys a year got the name.
Where Allan is popular in 1940
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- North Dakota#51 · 1 in 223
- Minnesota#54 · 1 in 285
- Rhode Island#54 · 1 in 306
- Connecticut#58 · 1 in 318
- Massachusetts#60 · 1 in 379
Best ever in a state: #47 in Minnesota, 1938.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota | #51 | 25 | 1 in 223 |
| Minnesota | #54 | 84 | 1 in 285 |
| Rhode Island | #54 | 15 | 1 in 306 |
| Connecticut | #58 | 35 | 1 in 318 |
| Massachusetts | #60 | 81 | 1 in 379 |
| Wisconsin | #61 | 78 | 1 in 322 |
| New Jersey | #66 | 67 | 1 in 406 |
| Washington | #67 | 39 | 1 in 322 |
| Hawaii | #68 | 15 | 1 in 240 |
| New York | #69 | 243 | 1 in 386 |
| Montana | #81 | 14 | 1 in 337 |
| Nebraska | #81 | 26 | 1 in 373 |
| Illinois | #83 | 122 | 1 in 483 |
| South Dakota | #83 | 14 | 1 in 361 |
| Oregon | #85 | 19 | 1 in 416 |
| Maryland | #89 | 26 | 1 in 518 |
| Vermont | #92 | 5 | 1 in 509 |
| Maine | #94 | 14 | 1 in 456 |
| Pennsylvania | #94 | 107 | 1 in 718 |
| New Hampshire | #96 | 6 | 1 in 584 |
| Iowa | #97 | 39 | 1 in 539 |
| California | #99 | 98 | 1 in 538 |
| Michigan | #102 | 72 | 1 in 639 |
| Ohio | #105 | 75 | 1 in 722 |
| Colorado | #125 | 17 | 1 in 578 |
| Indiana | #129 | 33 | 1 in 862 |
| District of Columbia | #131 | 7 | 1 in 905 |
| Missouri | #131 | 38 | 1 in 768 |
| Idaho | #132 | 8 | 1 in 606 |
| Utah | #137 | 9 | 1 in 615 |
| Kansas | #167 | 12 | 1 in 1,079 |
| Kentucky | #188 | 21 | 1 in 1,360 |
| Virginia | #201 | 17 | 1 in 1,438 |
| Tennessee | #239 | 12 | 1 in 2,326 |
| Oklahoma | #253 | 11 | 1 in 1,937 |
| South Carolina | #255 | 9 | 1 in 2,357 |
| Georgia | #283 | 11 | 1 in 2,831 |
| West Virginia | #303 | 6 | 1 in 3,229 |
| North Carolina | #305 | 11 | 1 in 3,363 |
| Arkansas | #315 | 6 | 1 in 3,209 |
| Texas | #327 | 26 | 1 in 2,393 |
| Louisiana | #340 | 8 | 1 in 2,829 |
| Alabama | #402 | 6 | 1 in 4,802 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Florida | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Allan
- 155 spots since 2024 (#857 → #1,012)
- 186 spots since 2020 (#826 → #1,012)
- 353 spots since 2015 (#659 → #1,012)
- Biggest jump: 91 spots in 1896 (#414 → #323)
- Biggest drop: 155 spots in 2025 (#857 → #1,012)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1940 at #115 (1,608 births)
- Births halved by 1971, 31 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 145 yrs · run 1880–2024
- Highest: 1 in 720 boys born in 1938 were named Allan (0.14%)
- Latest: 1 in 7,660 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
- Its best rank, #115 in 1940, was only 1 in 721 (0.14%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 18.5% of all boys named Allan (17,830) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 228 | #313 (1889) | #371 |
| 1890s | 298 | #282 (1890) | #338 |
| 1900s | 533 | #248 (1902) | #275 |
| 1910s | 3,237 | #227 (1915) | #244 |
| 1920s | 6,989 | #161 (1929) | #201 |
| 1930s | 11,359 | #119 (1938) | #142 |
| 1940s | 17,830 | #115 (1940) | #132 |
| 1950s | 17,697 | #137 (1951) | #163 |
| 1960s | 11,110 | #197 (1960) | #224 |
| 1970s | 5,911 | #267 (1970) | #317 |
| 1980s | 5,606 | #323 (1982) | #346 |
| 1990s | 5,392 | #377 (1991) | #423 |
| 2000s | 5,206 | #412 (2003) | #489 |
| 2010s | 3,392 | #614 (2010) | #714 |
| 2020s | 1,670 | #813 (2023) | #862 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Allan in 1940
Top girls' names in 1940
Top boys' names in 1940
More about 1940
girls
1,143,528 girls got a published name in 1940; 1 in 163,361 of them was named Allan, which outranked 30.3% of the 5,028 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #3,208Zane8
- #3,208Zela8
- #3,208Zondra8
- #3,503Allan7
- #3,503Adean7
- #3,503Agapita7
- #3,503Aleatha7
- #3,863Adina6
- #3,863Adra6
- #3,863Adrain6
Tied with 359 names at #3,503; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,159,172 boys got a published name in 1940; 1 in 721 of them was named Allan, which outranked 97.1% of the 3,937 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.