Boys' name · since 1880
Allan
96,458 babies named Allan in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1947. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #322 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,012 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 96,458
- born since 1880
- 1940s
- peak decade
Allan currently ranks #1012 among boys' names in America, with 96,458 babies recorded since 1880.
Allan has 96,458 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1012 as of the latest data, more common than 93% of boys, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #322 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,012 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 96,458 born since 1880
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Allan ranks #322 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,012 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 96,458 born since 1880, peaking in the 1940s.
- #322 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,012 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 96,458
- born since 1880
- 1940s
- peak decade
Allan's 96,458 recorded births place it above 99.29% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Allan compares
96,458 Top 3% higher than 97% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Allan's all-time total is 261x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Allan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 96,458 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 2,187 | 34 | 22,252 |
Allan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Allan's full recorded timeline at 1953, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1882, with just 15 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1947 peak of 2,187 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Allan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1947)
- 2,187
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Allan popularity over time - girls
253 total births recorded since 1922 (Allan as girls' name)
Allan by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (17,830 births, 18% of the file).
1940s was Allan's strongest decade.
17,830 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Allan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 228
1880s
228 births
- 1890s 298
1890s
298 births
- 1900s 533
1900s
533 births
- 1910s 3,237
1910s
3,237 births
- 1920s 6,989
1920s
6,989 births
- 1930s
1930s
11,359 births
- 1940s
1940s
17,830 births
- 1950s
1950s
17,697 births
- 1960s
1960s
11,110 births
- 1970s 5,911
1970s
5,911 births
- 1980s 5,606
1980s
5,606 births
- 1990s 5,392
1990s
5,392 births
- 2000s 5,206
2000s
5,206 births
- 2010s 3,392
2010s
3,392 births
- 2020s 1,670
2020s
1,670 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 17,830 births (18% of all-time use).
How Allan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Allan's total volume
Allan by state
Where Allan concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 11,729 | 12.2% |
| #2 | California | | 9,517 | 9.9% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 5,645 | 5.9% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 5,126 | 5.3% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 4,732 | 4.9% |
| #6 | Texas | | 4,413 | 4.6% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 4,181 | 4.3% |
| #8 | Massachusetts | | 3,903 | 4.0% |
11,729 of 96,458 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Allan appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Allan's data
- Allan's decade-level peak was the 1940s (17,830 total births); usage has since declined to 1,670 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Allans (11,729 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Allan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1947)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Allan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.