Names / Boy names
Allan
Current rank
#1,013
holding steady
All-time peak
#115
in 1940
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
96,700
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #115 in 1940 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Allan first shows up in American naming records in 1880, where it reads as a boys' name. It currently sits off the most-common lists, a quieter choice. Its strongest year was 1940, at #115 nationally. Across all years, more than 96,700 children have been named this.