Allyn
Allyn was last recorded in 2025, when 7 babies were given it; 5,138 Americans have been recorded with it between 1908 and 2025 (Social Security Administration, published May 2026).
An estimated 3,410 Americans named Allyn and born in the U.S. are alive in 2026 (66% of everyone recorded); the median is 51 years old and half are between 33 and 70.
Girls and boys together; gaps are years SSA did not record (fewer than 5 births).
Births of Allyn by year: SSA national baby-name file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
What does Allyn mean?
Wiktionary, English section
Allyn is “a unisex given name.”
Meaning: Wiktionary, English section, as of Sep 25, 2026 (CC BY‑SA 4.0).
How popular is Allyn?
Unranked in 2025
Its last boys’ rank on record is #9,022, in 2024; SSA lists a name only in years with 5 or more births.
152 babies in 1951, the peak
Allyn peaked in 1951, when 152 babies were given it (63 boys, #881 among boys’ names). The 7 births of 2025 are 5% of that peak.
Births by sex.
| Year | Girls | Girls’ rank | Boys | Boys’ rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #11,997 | under 5 | |
| 2024 | 7 | #12,232 | 8 | #9,022 |
| 2023 | 9 | #10,360 | 5 | #12,331 |
| 2022 | 10 | #9,705 | 5 | #12,440 |
| 2021 | 10 | #9,600 | under 5 | |
| 2020 | 10 | #9,585 | under 5 | |
| 2019 | 7 | #12,517 | 10 | #7,669 |
| 2018 | 10 | #9,854 | under 5 | |
| 2017 | 6 | #14,246 | 7 | #9,737 |
| 2016 | 12 | #8,912 | 11 | #7,163 |
Every recorded year (117)
| Year | Girls | Girls’ rank | Boys | Boys’ rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 21 | #6,039 | 7 | #9,615 |
| 2014 | 18 | #6,729 | 8 | #8,814 |
| 2013 | 19 | #6,476 | 14 | #5,931 |
| 2012 | 26 | #5,262 | 9 | #8,181 |
| 2011 | 22 | #5,946 | 5 | #12,363 |
| 2010 | 12 | #9,256 | 11 | #7,095 |
| 2009 | 15 | #8,077 | 15 | #5,808 |
| 2008 | 18 | #7,091 | 6 | #11,095 |
| 2007 | 18 | #7,103 | 12 | #6,634 |
| 2006 | 22 | #5,918 | 14 | #5,796 |
| 2005 | 17 | #6,832 | 15 | #5,288 |
| 2004 | 24 | #5,212 | 10 | #6,990 |
| 2003 | 16 | #6,898 | 7 | #8,684 |
| 2002 | 16 | #6,705 | 11 | #6,096 |
| 2001 | 27 | #4,446 | 16 | #4,680 |
| 2000 | 22 | #5,151 | 10 | #6,326 |
| 1999 | 31 | #3,806 | 14 | #4,764 |
| 1998 | 30 | #3,834 | 17 | #4,021 |
| 1997 | 18 | #5,426 | 20 | #3,452 |
| 1996 | 18 | #5,288 | 11 | #5,193 |
| 1995 | 22 | #4,524 | 15 | #4,054 |
| 1994 | 24 | #4,242 | 16 | #3,911 |
| 1993 | 34 | #3,289 | 22 | #3,042 |
| 1992 | 41 | #2,867 | 24 | #2,830 |
| 1991 | 36 | #3,093 | 20 | #3,100 |
| 1990 | 38 | #2,956 | 31 | #2,252 |
| 1989 | 32 | #3,249 | 21 | #2,902 |
| 1988 | 36 | #2,865 | 32 | #1,984 |
| 1987 | 24 | #3,623 | 26 | #2,212 |
| 1986 | 20 | #4,031 | 24 | #2,289 |
| 1985 | 27 | #3,248 | 31 | #1,866 |
| 1984 | 18 | #4,166 | 22 | #2,292 |
| 1983 | 20 | #3,811 | 27 | #1,955 |
| 1982 | 16 | #4,530 | 33 | #1,734 |
| 1981 | 18 | #4,164 | 37 | #1,601 |
| 1980 | 18 | #4,151 | 25 | #2,113 |
| 1979 | 10 | #6,199 | 17 | #2,670 |
| 1978 | 18 | #3,926 | 24 | #2,014 |
| 1977 | 17 | #4,068 | 27 | #1,858 |
| 1976 | under 5 | 16 | #2,604 | |
| 1975 | 9 | #5,991 | 20 | #2,206 |
| 1974 | 15 | #4,042 | 14 | #2,675 |
| 1973 | 7 | #6,679 | 24 | #1,818 |
| 1972 | 15 | #3,899 | 22 | #1,929 |
| 1971 | 15 | #3,947 | 32 | #1,525 |
| 1970 | 6 | #7,086 | 26 | #1,699 |
| 1969 | 12 | #4,199 | 35 | #1,351 |
| 1968 | 15 | #3,457 | 26 | #1,545 |
| 1967 | 24 | #2,494 | 29 | #1,410 |
| 1966 | 21 | #2,668 | 39 | #1,193 |
| 1965 | 21 | #2,683 | 37 | #1,254 |
| 1964 | 25 | #2,477 | 39 | #1,235 |
| 1963 | 27 | #2,307 | 40 | #1,227 |
| 1962 | 29 | #2,210 | 49 | #1,090 |
| 1961 | 35 | #1,954 | 41 | #1,232 |
| 1960 | 27 | #2,246 | 40 | #1,241 |
| 1959 | 17 | #2,870 | 41 | #1,211 |
| 1958 | 16 | #2,972 | 41 | #1,203 |
| 1957 | 19 | #2,656 | 42 | #1,199 |
| 1956 | 20 | #2,532 | 53 | #1,032 |
| 1955 | 38 | #1,666 | 60 | #971 |
| 1954 | 37 | #1,676 | 55 | #1,006 |
| 1953 | 52 | #1,344 | 46 | #1,073 |
| 1952 | 60 | #1,225 | 51 | #1,001 |
| 1951 | 89 | #987 | 63 | #881 |
| 1950 | 65 | #1,144 | 48 | #1,005 |
| 1949 | 32 | #1,665 | 46 | #1,028 |
| 1948 | 15 | #2,590 | 52 | #962 |
| 1947 | 16 | #2,532 | 71 | #821 |
| 1946 | 27 | #1,723 | 71 | #785 |
| 1945 | 12 | #2,605 | 43 | #971 |
| 1944 | 14 | #2,404 | 57 | #832 |
| 1943 | 11 | #2,865 | 57 | #885 |
| 1942 | 8 | #3,450 | 68 | #780 |
| 1941 | 12 | #2,532 | 48 | #918 |
| 1940 | 5 | #4,365 | 46 | #939 |
| 1939 | 7 | #3,436 | 46 | #916 |
| 1938 | 6 | #3,855 | 40 | #1,009 |
| 1937 | 5 | #4,265 | 47 | #906 |
| 1936 | 5 | #4,195 | 38 | #1,028 |
| 1935 | under 5 | 45 | #942 | |
| 1934 | under 5 | 39 | #1,039 | |
| 1933 | under 5 | 41 | #996 | |
| 1932 | 6 | #3,905 | 35 | #1,142 |
| 1931 | 6 | #3,860 | 56 | #841 |
| 1930 | 5 | #4,563 | 42 | #1,069 |
| 1929 | under 5 | 27 | #1,379 | |
| 1928 | under 5 | 31 | #1,294 | |
| 1927 | under 5 | 33 | #1,267 | |
| 1926 | 5 | #4,864 | 22 | #1,605 |
| 1925 | 11 | #2,945 | 25 | #1,494 |
| 1924 | 5 | #5,096 | 42 | #1,108 |
| 1923 | 7 | #3,983 | 27 | #1,423 |
| 1922 | under 5 | 26 | #1,471 | |
| 1921 | 5 | #5,119 | 22 | #1,649 |
| 1920 | under 5 | 24 | #1,543 | |
| 1919 | under 5 | 25 | #1,449 | |
| 1918 | 7 | #3,878 | 35 | #1,172 |
| 1917 | under 5 | 24 | #1,438 | |
| 1916 | under 5 | 27 | #1,304 | |
| 1915 | under 5 | 9 | #2,626 | |
| 1914 | under 5 | 19 | #1,389 | |
| 1913 | under 5 | 12 | #1,582 | |
| 1912 | under 5 | 8 | #1,889 | |
| 1911 | under 5 | 5 | #1,743 | |
| 1910 | under 5 | 5 | #1,593 | |
| 1908 | under 5 | 6 | #1,220 |
Ranks: girls’ names and boys’ names ranked separately in each year’s SSA file; “under 5” is a year SSA did not list the name for that sex.
Is Allyn a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Of the 5,138 Americans recorded as Allyn, 37% are girls and 63% boys. In 2025 it went to 7 girls; SSA lists no boys with it that year (fewer than 5, or none).
Years with fewer than 20 babies given the name are left blank.
Girls and boys named Allyn: the SSA national file counts each sex separately.
How many people are named Allyn, and how old are they?
3,410 alive in 2026, estimated
That is 66% of the 5,138 Americans ever recorded as Allyn. The median Allyn alive today is 51 years old; half are between 33 and 70.
The 2020 Census counted 3,726 people named Allyn (1,727 women and girls, 1,999 men and boys). SSA’s births carried forward to Census day, April 1, 2020, predict 3,661 born in the U.S. The Census count is 2% above that prediction.
Alive today, by age
Alive today, by generation
| Generation | Born | Alive |
|---|---|---|
| Silent Generation | 1928-1945 | 212 |
| Baby Boomers | 1946-1964 | 1,110 |
| Generation X | 1965-1980 | 568 |
| Millennials | 1981-1996 | 784 |
| Generation Z | 1997-2012 | 519 |
| Generation Alpha | 2013-2025 | 219 |
An estimate, not a count. SSA’s files count people born in the United States who received a Social Security number, so anyone born abroad is not in them; before 1937 most people got a number as adults, and their survival is counted from that age.
Living estimate: SSA births carried forward with the survival rates in SSA’s cohort life tables (2024 Trustees Report) for each birth year and sex. How the estimate is made. Count: Census Bureau, first names in the 2020 Census (released April 14, 2026; names reported 100 or more times, with the Bureau’s disclosure-avoidance adjustment).
Where are babies named Allyn born?
The states with the most babies named Allyn are New York, California and Minnesota, with 68% of its births recorded by state since 1910; Minnesota is not among the ten states with the most births.
| State | Since 1910 | Rank, boys | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 254 | not ranked | 0.6× |
| California | 193 | not ranked | 0.4× |
| Minnesota | 84 | not ranked | 0.8× |
| Illinois | 67 | not ranked | 0.3× |
| Michigan | 37 | not ranked | 0.2× |
| Pennsylvania | 37 | not ranked | 0.1× |
| Ohio | 33 | not ranked | 0.1× |
| Texas | 22 | not ranked | 0.1× |
| Iowa | 17 | not ranked | 0.2× |
| Massachusetts | 12 | not ranked | 0.1× |
States: SSA state file, 1910-2025, published May 8, 2026; births count girls and boys together, and the rank is among boys’ names in the state in 2025. The file leaves out any state and year with fewer than 5 babies of the name, so small states are undercounted; each ratio compares the state’s births of Allyn with the births its national share predicts year by year, for states with at least 100 births of the name.
Names spelled alike
Of these 8 names spelled alike, given to 748,165 babies since 1880, Allyn is the fourth most given (<1% of them). In 2025 it was given to 7 of their 2,822 babies (<1%), the eighth most given that year.
Spelled alike: names in the SSA national file with the same pattern of letters and sounds and at most two letters apart, and Wiktionary’s listed forms; births since 1880 and in 2025, and each name’s peak year, from the SSA national file, published May 8, 2026. Some are separate names, not spellings of one.
Names that rose and fell in the same decades as Allyn
Names whose births rose and fell across the same decades, measured on each decade’s share of births.
Similar histories: each decade’s share of births, from the SSA national file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
More about Allyn and names like it
- Compare Allyn and AlanBirths, ranks, peak and the living estimate side by side.
- The most given names of the 1950sAllyn peaked in 1951.
- New York’s most given namesThe state where SSA recorded the most babies named Allyn since 1910.
- The top names of 1951The year the most babies were named Allyn.
- The names of the Baby BoomersMost people named Allyn alive today were born 1946-1964.
- Names starting with AMost given first.