Boys' name · peaked in 1938
Allan name popularity since 1925
89,410 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Allan. Half of them were born in 1955 or earlier, so the typical Allan is about 71 years old in 2026. Allan peaked in 1938 as the #119 name for boys, and it was outside the top 1,000 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 89,410
- Named Allan, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- Not top 1,000
- #1,013 for boys in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 99.7% boys
- 243 girls · 89,167 boys
- Most popular in
- North Dakota
- 2.93× its national share
Peak year is the year Allan made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Allan births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 1947. Measured as a share of all babies, Allan peaked in 1938.
- Fastest rise: Between 1927 and 1932, Allan became 1.5× more common.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Allan's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Allan.
Decade by decade
Babies named Allan in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 28 | 3,994 | – |
| 1930s | 22 | 11,359 | #150 |
| 1940s | 36 | 17,830 | #137 |
| 1950s | 37 | 17,697 | #157 |
| 1960s | 38 | 11,110 | #219 |
| 1970s | 36 | 5,911 | #313 |
| 1980s | 41 | 5,606 | #356 |
| 1990s | 5 | 5,392 | #422 |
| 2000s | 0 | 5,206 | #461 |
| 2010s | 0 | 3,392 | #659 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 1,670 | #1,013 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
36.4% of babies named Allan from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Baby Boom years (1946–1964). The full split by generation:
Where Allan is most popular
The index compares Allan's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Allan.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| North Dakota | 2.93× | 799 |
| Hawaii | 2.43× | 658 |
| Minnesota | 2.06× | 3,251 |
| Wisconsin | 2.02× | 3,440 |
| South Dakota | 1.74× | 479 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Allan and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Allan (this page) | 89,167 | 1938 |
| Alan | 358,305 | 1951 |
| Allen | 244,135 | 1947 |
| Allyn | 2,907 | 1931 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Allan's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Allan.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Allan (1938).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data