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

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Peak · boys
1940 · 1,608 births
Debut · boys
20 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
96,458
since 1880

Allan over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Allan has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201960peak #115, 1940boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#1,012223
2024—#857283
2023—#813302
2022—#824301
2021—#840283
2020—#826278
2019—#813280
2018—#782294
2017—#777301
2016—#741329
2015—#659392
2014—#723333
2013—#656370
2012—#695340
2011—#675350
2010—#614403
2009—#560471
2008—#550478
2007—#518506
2006—#504514
2005—#461555
2004—#444588
2003—#412625
2002—#477495
2001—#483489
2000—#483485
1999—#445515
1998—#452497
1997—#452486
1996—#481449
1995—#422539
1994#13,4305#428531
1993—#403574
1992—#384595
1991—#377601
1990—#384605
1989#9,6817#378591
1988—#351591
1987#9,8256#361539
1986#10,9125#364512
1985#9,3076#355519
1984#9,1446#326586
1983#10,2755#323589
1982#9,2376#323589
1981—#335552
1980—#343538
1979#10,2105#342528
1978#9,7505#342508
1977#9,6525#353491
1976—#343503
1975—#313575
1974#8,7755#329532
1973#8,4235#314560
1972—#295626
1971#8,3245#272778
1970#7,0706#267810
1969#5,9747#257812
1968#6,2466#243872
1967#6,8045#239859
1966—#222986
1965—#2191,094
1964—#2201,170
1963#5,8916#2201,220
1962#4,8658#2151,278
1961—#2111,347
1960#5,6966#1971,472
1959#4,6258#2001,443
1958—#1801,604
1957#6,0865#1871,571
1956—#1771,636
1955—#1571,841
1954#5,1486#1491,954
1953—#1531,856
1952#5,5635#1461,931
1951#4,8336#1371,970
1950#4,3157#1421,891
1949#4,6736#1431,933
1948—#1322,063
1947#5,2955#1322,187
1946#4,4176#1242,061
1945—#1371,582
1944#4,0546#1411,501
1943—#1361,639
1942—#1241,764
1941#3,9546#1351,492
1940#3,5037#1151,608
1939—#1251,413
1938#2,9409#1191,540
1937—#1241,338
1936—#1381,129
1935—#1501,015
1934—#151993
1933#3,4067#154936
1932—#1531,008
1931#3,8486#1511,002
1930—#155985
1929#3,3948#161930
1928#2,49713#171844
1927—#196721
1926—#182780
1925#4,0287#193719
1924#5,0615#201692
1923—#216598
1922#5,0095#226594
1921—#231576
1920—#235535
1919—#240481
1918—#244477
1917—#238451
1916—#236446
1915—#227441
1914—#244307
1913—#249230
1912—#234221
1911—#255101
1910—#27082
1909—#25974
1908—#25568
1907—#29253
1906—#28649
1905—#28448
1904—#28545
1903—#31037
1902—#24856
1901—#27539
1900—#25464
1899—#33628
1898—#32036
1897—#33930
1896—#32334
1895—#41422
1894—#31931
1893—#33028
1892—#32033
1891—#39719
1890—#28237
1889—#31331
1888—#33030
1887—#35621
1886—#33625
1885—#41119
1884—#31830
1883—#40219
1882—#46915
1881—#39518
1880—#38120
First appearance
1880

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 1960

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Allan, so not publishedAKMaine: #105 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 684 boysMEVermont: #73 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 388 boysVTNew Hampshire: #120 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 871 boysNHWashington: #165 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,068 boysWAIdaho: #186 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 935 boysIDMontana: #123 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 585 boysMTNorth Dakota: #79 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 388 boysNDMinnesota: #98 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 607 boysMNIllinois: #196 for boys · 75 births · 1 in 1,544 boysILWisconsin: #103 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 728 boysWIMichigan: #165 for boys · 73 births · 1 in 1,293 boysMINew York: #156 for boys · 153 births · 1 in 1,173 boysNYMassachusetts: #108 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 1,003 boysMARhode Island: #153 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,804 boysRIOregon: #185 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,204 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Allan, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Allan, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #133 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 713 boysSDIowa: #140 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 977 boysIAIndiana: #210 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,809 boysINOhio: #189 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 1,603 boysOHPennsylvania: #162 for boys · 83 births · 1 in 1,444 boysPANew Jersey: #179 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 1,553 boysNJConnecticut: #161 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,486 boysCTCalifornia: #204 for boys · 137 births · 1 in 1,357 boysCAUtah: #183 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,012 boysUTColorado: #252 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,133 boysCONebraska: #115 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 679 boysNEMissouri: #205 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 1,577 boysMOKentucky: #228 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,866 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Allan, so not publishedWVVirginia: #222 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,623 boysVAMaryland: #156 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,025 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Allan, so not publishedDEArizona: #220 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,213 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Allan, so not publishedNMKansas: #195 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,274 boysKSArkansas: #310 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,756 boysARTennessee: #282 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,820 boysTNNorth Carolina: #361 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 4,013 boysNCSouth Carolina: #256 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,891 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #184 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,241 boysDCOklahoma: #296 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,640 boysOKLouisiana: #411 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 4,220 boysLAMississippi: #295 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,443 boysMSAlabama: #288 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,701 boysALGeorgia: #254 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,855 boysGAHawaii: #152 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 606 boysHITexas: #311 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 2,044 boysTXFlorida: #243 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,713 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Vermont#73 · 1 in 388
  2. North Dakota#79 · 1 in 388
  3. Minnesota#98 · 1 in 607
  4. Wisconsin#103 · 1 in 728
  5. Maine#105 · 1 in 684

Best ever in a state: #47 in Minnesota, 1938.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Vermont#73101 in 388
North Dakota#79191 in 388
Minnesota#98701 in 607
Wisconsin#103661 in 728
Maine#105161 in 684
Massachusetts#108571 in 1,003
Nebraska#115241 in 679
New Hampshire#12071 in 871
Montana#123131 in 585
South Dakota#133111 in 713
Iowa#140321 in 977
Hawaii#152121 in 606
Rhode Island#15351 in 1,804
Maryland#156321 in 1,025
New York#1561531 in 1,173
Connecticut#161181 in 1,486
Pennsylvania#162831 in 1,444
Michigan#165731 in 1,293
Washington#165291 in 1,068
New Jersey#179401 in 1,553
Utah#183121 in 1,012
District of Columbia#184121 in 1,241
Oregon#185151 in 1,204
Idaho#18681 in 935
Ohio#189701 in 1,603
Kansas#195181 in 1,274
Illinois#196751 in 1,544
California#2041371 in 1,357
Missouri#205311 in 1,577
Indiana#210301 in 1,809
Arizona#220141 in 1,213
Virginia#222261 in 1,623
Kentucky#228191 in 1,866
Florida#243321 in 1,713
Colorado#252101 in 2,133
Georgia#254261 in 1,855
South Carolina#256151 in 1,891
Tennessee#282141 in 2,820
Alabama#288141 in 2,701
Mississippi#295111 in 2,443
Oklahoma#29691 in 2,640
Arkansas#31071 in 2,756
Texas#311601 in 2,044
North Carolina#361131 in 4,013
Louisiana#411101 in 4,220
Alaska———
Delaware———
Nevada———
New Mexico———
West Virginia———
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
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 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)
Rise & fade · boys
60 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1940 at #115 (1,608 births)
  • Births halved by 1971, 31 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 145 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 145 yrs · run 1880–2024
Share of babies · boys
1 in 720
  • 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
Era · boys
The 1940s
  • 18.5% of all boys named Allan (17,830) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s228#313 (1889)#371
1890s298#282 (1890)#338
1900s533#248 (1902)#275
1910s3,237#227 (1915)#244
1920s6,989#161 (1929)#201
1930s11,359#119 (1938)#142
1940s17,830#115 (1940)#132
1950s17,697#137 (1951)#163
1960s11,110#197 (1960)#224
1970s5,911#267 (1970)#317
1980s5,606#323 (1982)#346
1990s5,392#377 (1991)#423
2000s5,206#412 (2003)#489
2010s3,392#614 (2010)#714
2020s1,670#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 1960

girls
#5,696
6 births · 1 in 336,990 girls
boys
#197
1,472 births · 1 in 1,449 boys

Top girls' names in 1960

  1. #1Mary51,472
  2. #2Susan39,208
  3. #3Linda37,316
  4. #4Karen36,378
  5. #5Donna34,138
  6. #6Lisa33,693
  7. #7Patricia32,113
  8. #8Debra26,732
  9. #9Cynthia26,706
  10. #10Deborah25,266
  11. #5,696Allan6

Top boys' names in 1960

  1. #1David85,929
  2. #2Michael84,153
  3. #3James76,815
  4. #4John76,096
  5. #5Robert72,357
  6. #6Mark58,727
  7. #7William49,361
  8. #8Richard43,553
  9. #9Thomas39,278
  10. #10Steven33,878
  11. #197Allan1,472
More about 1960

girls

2,021,941 girls got a published name in 1960; 1 in 336,990 of them was named Allan, which outranked 22.3% of the 7,332 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Allan
  1. #5,168Zipporah7
  2. #5,168Zonna7
  3. #5,168Zula7
  4. #5,696Allan6
  5. #5,696Adalia6
  6. #5,696Adra6
  7. #5,696Adrea6
  8. #6,390Adeana5
  9. #6,390Adelfa5
  10. #6,390Adrienna5

Tied with 693 names at #5,696; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1959
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,798Lisha#2,395 → #597
  2. ↑ 1,223Elana#2,108 → #885
  3. ↑ 667Leisha#1,537 → #870
  4. ↑ 513Misty#1,214 → #701
  5. ↑ 462Loriann#1,396 → #934
Fallers
  1. ↓ 421Taryn#771 → #1,192
  2. ↓ 335Cheryll#993 → #1,328
  3. ↓ 305Marilynn#724 → #1,029
  4. ↓ 304Drema#997 → #1,301
  5. ↓ 258Merrie#978 → #1,236

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

2,132,320 boys got a published name in 1960; 1 in 1,449 of them was named Allan, which outranked 95.7% of the 4,598 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Allan
  1. #194Franklin1,537
  2. #195Marty1,535
  3. #196Antonio1,493
  4. #197Allan1,472
  5. #198Floyd1,465
  6. #199Neil1,446
  7. #200Robin1,432
Biggest movers since 1959
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,061Stephon#3,988 → #927
  2. ↑ 1,039Kennedy#1,759 → #720
  3. ↑ 489Darryle#1,416 → #927
  4. ↑ 379Garret#1,360 → #981
  5. ↑ 373Darryll#1,324 → #951
Fallers
  1. ↓ 333Grayling#987 → #1,320
  2. ↓ 327Lucious#946 → #1,273
  3. ↓ 274Brion#919 → #1,193
  4. ↓ 261Gail#747 → #1,008
  5. ↓ 254Delton#939 → #1,193

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1960 →