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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201994peak #115, 1940boys
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
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 1994

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Allan, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Allan, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Allan, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Allan, so not publishedNHWashington: #328 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,248 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Allan, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Allan, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Allan, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #335 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,639 boysMNIllinois: #399 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 3,127 boysILWisconsin: #330 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,022 boysWIMichigan: #434 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 4,161 boysMINew York: #325 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 2,374 boysNYMassachusetts: #290 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,759 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Allan, so not publishedRIOregon: #391 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,190 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Allan, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Allan, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Allan, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Allan, so not publishedIAIndiana: #347 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,137 boysINOhio: #415 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 4,323 boysOHPennsylvania: #406 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 4,076 boysPANew Jersey: #374 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 3,370 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Allan, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #322 for boys · 107 births · 1 in 2,494 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Allan, so not publishedUTColorado: #500 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,862 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Allan, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Allan, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Allan, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Allan, so not publishedWVVirginia: #464 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 4,099 boysVAMaryland: #499 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,011 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Allan, so not publishedDEArizona: #391 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,903 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Allan, so not publishedNMKansas: #391 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,098 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Allan, so not publishedARTennessee: #391 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,460 boysTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Allan, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: #442 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,444 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Allan, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #359 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,753 boysOKLouisiana: #593 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,684 boysLAMississippi: #443 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,131 boysMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Allan, so not publishedALGeorgia: #419 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 3,204 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Allan, so not publishedHITexas: #406 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 3,063 boysTXFlorida: #427 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 3,286 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Massachusetts#290 · 1 in 2,759
  2. California#322 · 1 in 2,494
  3. New York#325 · 1 in 2,374
  4. Washington#328 · 1 in 2,248
  5. Wisconsin#330 · 1 in 3,022

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Massachusetts#290141 in 2,759
California#3221071 in 2,494
New York#325531 in 2,374
Washington#328151 in 2,248
Wisconsin#330101 in 3,022
Minnesota#33581 in 3,639
Indiana#347121 in 3,137
Oklahoma#35971 in 2,753
New Jersey#374151 in 3,370
Arizona#391111 in 2,903
Kansas#39151 in 3,098
Oregon#39161 in 3,190
Tennessee#391101 in 3,460
Illinois#399271 in 3,127
Pennsylvania#406181 in 4,076
Texas#406501 in 3,063
Ohio#415171 in 4,323
Georgia#419151 in 3,204
Florida#427261 in 3,286
Michigan#434151 in 4,161
South Carolina#44261 in 3,444
Mississippi#44351 in 3,131
Virginia#464101 in 4,099
Maryland#49961 in 5,011
Colorado#50051 in 4,862
Louisiana#59361 in 4,684
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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 1994

girls
#13,430
5 births · 1 in 357,151 girls
boys
#428
531 births · 1 in 3,638 boys

Top girls' names in 1994

  1. #1Jessica32,122
  2. #2Ashley30,281
  3. #3Emily24,154
  4. #4Samantha22,824
  5. #5Sarah22,299
  6. #6Taylor20,734
  7. #7Brittany18,900
  8. #8Amanda18,718
  9. #9Elizabeth16,786
  10. #10Megan16,580
  11. #13,430Allan5

Top boys' names in 1994

  1. #1Michael44,477
  2. #2Christopher34,807
  3. #3Matthew33,654
  4. #4Joshua31,374
  5. #5Tyler30,482
  6. #6Brandon29,492
  7. #7Jacob29,417
  8. #8Daniel28,065
  9. #9Nicholas27,770
  10. #10Andrew26,019
  11. #428Allan531
More about 1994

girls

1,785,753 girls got a published name in 1994; 1 in 357,151 of them was named Allan, which outranked 14.8% of the 15,759 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 12.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Allan
  1. #11,778Zhanna6
  2. #11,778Zoha6
  3. #11,778Zowie6
  4. #13,430Allan5
  5. #13,430Aailyah5
  6. #13,430Aaliayah5
  7. #13,430Aalijah5

Tied with 2,329 names at #13,430; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1993
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,523Nohely#5,419 → #896
  2. ↑ 4,322Aaliyah#4,524 → #202
  3. ↑ 2,306Zana#3,108 → #802
  4. ↑ 1,711Aliyah#2,068 → #357
  5. ↑ 1,430Zhane#2,012 → #582
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,015Coraima#875 → #1,890
  2. ↓ 799Kalene#929 → #1,728
  3. ↓ 656Deyanira#938 → #1,594
  4. ↓ 577Crysta#968 → #1,545
  5. ↓ 562Hilary#647 → #1,209

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

boys

1,932,031 boys got a published name in 1994; 1 in 3,638 of them was named Allan, which outranked 95.8% of the 10,245 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Allan
  1. #425Gilberto541
  2. #426Jaquan536
  3. #427Jermaine534
  4. #428Allan531
  5. #428Rashad531
  6. #430Alfonso530
  7. #430Jakob530
  8. #430Reid530

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1993
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,574Tyrin#2,509 → #935
  2. ↑ 714River#1,638 → #924
  3. ↑ 472Bryton#1,460 → #988
  4. ↑ 463Kahlil#1,444 → #981
  5. ↑ 446Jayden#1,295 → #849
Fallers
  1. ↓ 551Garth#965 → #1,516
  2. ↓ 364Jordy#828 → #1,192
  3. ↓ 342Montel#889 → #1,231
  4. ↓ 289Darrel#889 → #1,178
  5. ↓ 245Deante#859 → #1,104

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

See the top 100 for 1994 →