Allen
Last seen for girls in 2020 at #8,953 · #578 for boys in 2025, 507 births
Given to boys 99.3% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1950 · 4,840 births
- Debut · boys
- 184 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 83 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 271,796since 1880
Allen over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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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 | — | #578 | 507 | |
| 2024 | — | #572 | 502 | |
| 2023 | — | #517 | 573 | |
| 2022 | — | #561 | 529 | |
| 2021 | — | #524 | 559 | |
| 2020 | #8,953 | 11 | #463 | 638 |
| 2019 | #12,448 | 7 | #436 | 702 |
| 2018 | — | #421 | 741 | |
| 2017 | — | #403 | 791 | |
| 2016 | #14,331 | 6 | #370 | 895 |
| 2015 | — | #349 | 976 | |
| 2014 | #16,513 | 5 | #367 | 860 |
| 2013 | #13,150 | 7 | #348 | 917 |
| 2012 | #16,869 | 5 | #329 | 959 |
| 2011 | #16,764 | 5 | #317 | 1,005 |
| 2010 | #12,276 | 8 | #322 | 975 |
| 2009 | — | #310 | 1,039 | |
| 2008 | #11,599 | 9 | #293 | 1,139 |
| 2007 | — | #287 | 1,198 | |
| 2006 | — | #283 | 1,229 | |
| 2005 | #16,462 | 5 | #271 | 1,231 |
| 2004 | #11,624 | 8 | #255 | 1,303 |
| 2003 | — | #250 | 1,318 | |
| 2002 | #13,595 | 6 | #246 | 1,384 |
| 2001 | #12,056 | 7 | #243 | 1,389 |
| 2000 | #10,745 | 8 | #249 | 1,351 |
| 1999 | #14,411 | 5 | #244 | 1,315 |
| 1998 | — | #239 | 1,316 | |
| 1997 | #10,836 | 7 | #218 | 1,408 |
| 1996 | #13,518 | 5 | #212 | 1,468 |
| 1995 | #7,514 | 11 | #197 | 1,550 |
| 1994 | #7,097 | 12 | #179 | 1,747 |
| 1993 | #6,622 | 13 | #168 | 1,900 |
| 1992 | #7,067 | 12 | #165 | 1,919 |
| 1991 | #6,253 | 14 | #154 | 2,108 |
| 1990 | #5,835 | 15 | #141 | 2,220 |
| 1989 | #6,531 | 12 | #130 | 2,362 |
| 1988 | #7,111 | 10 | #134 | 2,208 |
| 1987 | #4,660 | 17 | #128 | 2,172 |
| 1986 | #2,903 | 32 | #128 | 2,120 |
| 1985 | #3,852 | 21 | #128 | 2,187 |
| 1984 | #3,726 | 21 | #128 | 2,121 |
| 1983 | #3,949 | 19 | #120 | 2,247 |
| 1982 | #3,647 | 22 | #122 | 2,216 |
| 1981 | #4,005 | 19 | #131 | 2,061 |
| 1980 | #4,327 | 17 | #124 | 2,210 |
| 1979 | #4,231 | 17 | #139 | 1,937 |
| 1978 | #6,385 | 9 | #145 | 1,828 |
| 1977 | #3,176 | 24 | #144 | 1,818 |
| 1976 | #3,678 | 18 | #134 | 1,968 |
| 1975 | #4,854 | 12 | #127 | 2,031 |
| 1974 | #4,459 | 13 | #125 | 2,102 |
| 1973 | #3,971 | 15 | #124 | 2,077 |
| 1972 | #5,959 | 8 | #123 | 2,302 |
| 1971 | #3,943 | 15 | #120 | 2,671 |
| 1970 | #3,110 | 21 | #113 | 2,933 |
| 1969 | #2,645 | 25 | #111 | 2,885 |
| 1968 | #3,057 | 18 | #100 | 2,961 |
| 1967 | #2,492 | 24 | #100 | 3,123 |
| 1966 | #2,357 | 26 | #97 | 3,420 |
| 1965 | #2,833 | 19 | #92 | 3,834 |
| 1964 | #2,600 | 23 | #93 | 4,098 |
| 1963 | #3,066 | 17 | #90 | 4,339 |
| 1962 | #2,357 | 26 | #93 | 4,272 |
| 1961 | #2,359 | 26 | #96 | 4,391 |
| 1960 | #2,729 | 20 | #99 | 4,371 |
| 1959 | #2,869 | 17 | #97 | 4,366 |
| 1958 | #2,322 | 24 | #92 | 4,527 |
| 1957 | #3,309 | 13 | #91 | 4,412 |
| 1956 | #2,103 | 27 | #87 | 4,612 |
| 1955 | #2,156 | 25 | #84 | 4,744 |
| 1954 | #2,295 | 22 | #82 | 4,832 |
| 1953 | #2,363 | 20 | #81 | 4,854 |
| 1952 | #2,806 | 15 | #78 | 4,956 |
| 1951 | #2,016 | 24 | #72 | 5,179 |
| 1950 | #2,253 | 19 | #71 | 4,840 |
| 1949 | #2,134 | 21 | #71 | 4,735 |
| 1948 | #1,901 | 25 | #72 | 4,755 |
| 1947 | #1,993 | 24 | #73 | 5,075 |
| 1946 | #2,392 | 16 | #74 | 4,294 |
| 1945 | #1,993 | 18 | #74 | 3,481 |
| 1944 | #2,511 | 13 | #77 | 3,422 |
| 1943 | #1,527 | 30 | #76 | 3,627 |
| 1942 | #1,413 | 33 | #71 | 3,571 |
| 1941 | #1,750 | 21 | #73 | 3,060 |
| 1940 | #2,029 | 16 | #71 | 3,029 |
| 1939 | #1,424 | 27 | #72 | 2,928 |
| 1938 | #1,805 | 19 | #73 | 2,834 |
| 1937 | #2,317 | 13 | #76 | 2,518 |
| 1936 | #2,521 | 11 | #81 | 2,314 |
| 1935 | #1,720 | 20 | #83 | 2,312 |
| 1934 | #2,003 | 16 | #88 | 2,241 |
| 1933 | #1,552 | 23 | #84 | 2,204 |
| 1932 | #1,448 | 27 | #80 | 2,419 |
| 1931 | #1,502 | 25 | #79 | 2,308 |
| 1930 | #1,403 | 30 | #85 | 2,278 |
| 1929 | #1,447 | 28 | #86 | 2,189 |
| 1928 | #1,637 | 25 | #93 | 2,137 |
| 1927 | #1,486 | 30 | #95 | 2,101 |
| 1926 | #1,932 | 20 | #93 | 2,021 |
| 1925 | #1,324 | 36 | #94 | 2,034 |
| 1924 | #1,723 | 25 | #94 | 2,045 |
| 1923 | #2,366 | 15 | #97 | 1,875 |
| 1922 | #1,403 | 33 | #95 | 1,887 |
| 1921 | #1,765 | 24 | #94 | 1,937 |
| 1920 | #2,015 | 19 | #94 | 1,866 |
| 1919 | #1,921 | 19 | #101 | 1,653 |
| 1918 | #1,754 | 22 | #98 | 1,779 |
| 1917 | #1,507 | 25 | #100 | 1,592 |
| 1916 | #2,498 | 12 | #101 | 1,572 |
| 1915 | #1,439 | 25 | #99 | 1,458 |
| 1914 | #1,228 | 25 | #105 | 1,049 |
| 1913 | #1,528 | 15 | #100 | 903 |
| 1912 | #1,540 | 13 | #103 | 730 |
| 1911 | #1,372 | 12 | #98 | 402 |
| 1910 | #1,634 | 9 | #92 | 355 |
| 1909 | #1,957 | 6 | #93 | 312 |
| 1908 | #2,101 | 5 | #92 | 287 |
| 1907 | #1,512 | 8 | #85 | 309 |
| 1906 | — | #84 | 282 | |
| 1905 | — | #88 | 272 | |
| 1904 | — | #96 | 228 | |
| 1903 | #1,792 | 5 | #91 | 219 |
| 1902 | — | #89 | 227 | |
| 1901 | — | #88 | 199 | |
| 1900 | #1,431 | 8 | #104 | 223 |
| 1899 | — | #91 | 191 | |
| 1898 | #1,700 | 5 | #103 | 185 |
| 1897 | — | #82 | 226 | |
| 1896 | #1,416 | 6 | #91 | 219 |
| 1895 | — | #98 | 196 | |
| 1894 | — | #89 | 219 | |
| 1893 | — | #99 | 180 | |
| 1892 | — | #89 | 224 | |
| 1891 | — | #94 | 173 | |
| 1890 | — | #90 | 189 | |
| 1889 | — | #79 | 222 | |
| 1888 | — | #75 | 260 | |
| 1887 | — | #81 | 202 | |
| 1886 | — | #82 | 211 | |
| 1885 | — | #87 | 184 | |
| 1884 | — | #87 | 182 | |
| 1883 | — | #82 | 175 | |
| 1882 | — | #80 | 206 | |
| 1881 | — | #80 | 172 | |
| 1880 | — | #82 | 184 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Allen was already there! It came in at #82, and was given to 184 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1887, when fewer than 220 boys a year got the name.
Where Allen is popular in 1986
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- South Carolina#77 · 1 in 422
- Montana#86 · 1 in 348
- Louisiana#93 · 1 in 473
- Virginia#93 · 1 in 652
- Wyoming#97 · 1 in 446
Best ever in a state: #16 in Nevada, 1926.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | #77 | 50 | 1 in 422 |
| Montana | #86 | 15 | 1 in 348 |
| Louisiana | #93 | 72 | 1 in 473 |
| Virginia | #93 | 58 | 1 in 652 |
| Wyoming | #97 | 7 | 1 in 446 |
| Alabama | #99 | 47 | 1 in 538 |
| Maryland | #101 | 43 | 1 in 658 |
| Tennessee | #102 | 52 | 1 in 602 |
| West Virginia | #102 | 19 | 1 in 585 |
| Wisconsin | #104 | 47 | 1 in 706 |
| Nevada | #105 | 12 | 1 in 532 |
| Ohio | #106 | 109 | 1 in 693 |
| Delaware | #107 | 6 | 1 in 662 |
| Missouri | #107 | 52 | 1 in 692 |
| Michigan | #111 | 81 | 1 in 788 |
| Arkansas | #113 | 24 | 1 in 615 |
| Florida | #113 | 116 | 1 in 659 |
| North Carolina | #113 | 60 | 1 in 681 |
| Kentucky | #116 | 32 | 1 in 748 |
| Oregon | #119 | 26 | 1 in 691 |
| Hawaii | #121 | 11 | 1 in 590 |
| Pennsylvania | #121 | 85 | 1 in 908 |
| New Hampshire | #122 | 8 | 1 in 872 |
| Connecticut | #123 | 23 | 1 in 883 |
| Minnesota | #123 | 32 | 1 in 960 |
| Indiana | #126 | 42 | 1 in 880 |
| Nebraska | #129 | 14 | 1 in 794 |
| Idaho | #131 | 10 | 1 in 680 |
| Maine | #131 | 8 | 1 in 906 |
| Mississippi | #131 | 26 | 1 in 656 |
| District of Columbia | #134 | 12 | 1 in 625 |
| New York | #136 | 127 | 1 in 962 |
| Rhode Island | #136 | 5 | 1 in 1,196 |
| Georgia | #139 | 54 | 1 in 818 |
| New Jersey | #141 | 43 | 1 in 1,107 |
| Illinois | #144 | 84 | 1 in 950 |
| Iowa | #144 | 18 | 1 in 1,007 |
| Washington | #145 | 33 | 1 in 949 |
| Colorado | #148 | 28 | 1 in 899 |
| Massachusetts | #158 | 26 | 1 in 1,509 |
| South Dakota | #158 | 5 | 1 in 956 |
| Kansas | #168 | 15 | 1 in 1,151 |
| Texas | #175 | 166 | 1 in 881 |
| Arizona | #176 | 28 | 1 in 972 |
| California | #176 | 239 | 1 in 955 |
| Oklahoma | #181 | 19 | 1 in 1,183 |
| Utah | #185 | 13 | 1 in 1,271 |
| New Mexico | #230 | 9 | 1 in 1,261 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
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 Allen
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 6 spots since 2024 (#572 → #578)
- 115 spots since 2020 (#463 → #578)
- 229 spots since 2015 (#349 → #578)
- Biggest jump: 44 spots in 2023 (#561 → #517)
- Biggest drop: 61 spots in 2021 (#463 → #524)
Rise & fade · boys
70 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1950 at #71 (4,840 births)
- Births halved by 1972, 22 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 83 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 83 yrs · run 1920–1968
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 361
- Highest: 1 in 361 boys born in 1947 were named Allen (0.28%)
- Latest: 1 in 3,369 boys born in 2025 (0.03%)
- Its best rank, #71 in 1950, was only 1 in 370 (0.27%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1950s
- 17.4% of all boys named Allen (47,322) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,998 | #75 (1888) | #82 |
| 1890s | 2,002 | #82 (1897) | #93 |
| 1900s | 2,558 | #84 (1906) | #91 |
| 1910s | 11,493 | #92 (1910) | #100 |
| 1920s | 20,092 | #86 (1929) | #94 |
| 1930s | 24,356 | #72 (1939) | #80 |
| 1940s | 39,049 | #71 (1949) | #73 |
| 1950s | 47,322 | #71 (1950) | #84 |
| 1960s | 37,694 | #90 (1963) | #97 |
| 1970s | 21,667 | #113 (1970) | #129 |
| 1980s | 21,904 | #120 (1983) | #127 |
| 1990s | 16,951 | #141 (1990) | #192 |
| 2000s | 12,581 | #243 (2001) | #269 |
| 2010s | 8,821 | #317 (2011) | #366 |
| 2020s | 3,308 | #463 (2020) | #536 |
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.
Allen in 1986
girls
#2,903
32 births · 1 in 53,611 girls
boys
#128
2,120 births · 1 in 869 boys
Top girls' names in 1986
Top boys' names in 1986
More about 1986
girls
1,715,547 girls got a published name in 1986; 1 in 53,611 of them was named Allen, which outranked 77.4% of the 12,836 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Allen
- #2,845Tanja33
- #2,845Tessie33
- #2,845Valene33
- #2,903Allen32
- #2,903Addison32
- #2,903Aerial32
- #2,903Allisha32
- #2,973Adelaide31
- #2,973Alethea31
- #2,973Alica31
Tied with 69 names at #2,903; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 1985
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,841,515 boys got a published name in 1986; 1 in 869 of them was named Allen, which outranked 98.4% of the 7,830 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Allen
Biggest movers since 1985
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.