Allyn

Where Allyn comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Allyn.

Allyn through the years
  1. 1901
    Allyn Joslyn born
    actor
  2. 1908
    First appearance
    #1,217 among boys with 6 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1926
    Allyn Ann McLerie born
    American actress, singer and dancer
  4. 1942
    Peak, #780
    68 babies named Allyn, its best rank.
  5. 1967
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #1,411.
  6. 2025
    Mostly girls from here
    Until now more boys than girls got the name. From this year on, more girls have.
In the dictionary
  • A unisex given name.
Namesakes
  • Allyn Joslyn · actor, 1901–1981
  • Allyn Ann McLerie · American actress, singer and dancer, 1926–2018
  • Allyn Condon · British sprinter and bobsledder, born 1974
  • Allyn Ferguson · American composer, 1924–2010
  • Allyn Abbott Young · American economist, 1876–1929

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.