Is Allan a boy or girl name?
Allan is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 283 boys were named Allan, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.3% of the 96,483 US babies named Allan were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #851
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Allan since 1880
- 96,483
- Most popular year
- 1947
- 2,192 babies
Boys and girls named Allan, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 228 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 298 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 533 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 3,237 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 6,989 | 38 | 0.5% |
| 1930s | 11,359 | 22 | 0.2% |
| 1940s | 17,829 | 36 | 0.2% |
| 1950s | 17,696 | 37 | 0.2% |
| 1960s | 11,108 | 38 | 0.3% |
| 1970s | 5,911 | 36 | 0.6% |
| 1980s | 5,605 | 41 | 0.7% |
| 1990s | 5,393 | 5 | 0.1% |
| 2000s | 5,206 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 3,391 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 1,447 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 283 | #851 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 302 | #812 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 301 | #823 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 283 | #838 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 278 | #825 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 280 | #813 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 294 | #782 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 301 | #777 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 328 | #742 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 392 | #658 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 333 | #723 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 370 | #656 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 340 | #695 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 350 | #674 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 403 | #614 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 471 | #561 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 478 | #551 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 506 | #518 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 514 | #504 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 555 | #461 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 588 | #444 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 625 | #412 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 495 | #477 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 489 | #483 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 485 | #483 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 515 | #445 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 497 | #452 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 486 | #452 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 449 | #481 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 539 | #422 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 531 | #428 | 5 | #13,515 |
| 1993 | 574 | #403 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 595 | #384 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 601 | #377 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 606 | #383 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 591 | #378 | 7 | #9,706 |
| 1988 | 591 | #351 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 539 | #361 | 6 | #9,868 |
| 1986 | 512 | #364 | 5 | #10,955 |
| 1985 | 518 | #356 | 6 | #9,339 |
| 1984 | 586 | #326 | 6 | #9,172 |
| 1983 | 589 | #323 | 5 | #10,314 |
| 1982 | 589 | #324 | 6 | #9,263 |
| 1981 | 552 | #335 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 538 | #343 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 528 | #342 | 5 | #10,241 |
| 1978 | 508 | #342 | 5 | #9,789 |
| 1977 | 491 | #353 | 5 | #9,684 |
| 1976 | 503 | #343 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 575 | #313 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 532 | #329 | 5 | #8,814 |
| 1973 | 560 | #314 | 5 | #8,455 |
| 1972 | 626 | #295 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 779 | #272 | 5 | #8,360 |
| 1970 | 809 | #267 | 6 | #7,083 |
| 1969 | 812 | #257 | 7 | #5,985 |
| 1968 | 872 | #243 | 6 | #6,265 |
| 1967 | 859 | #239 | 5 | #6,817 |
| 1966 | 986 | #222 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 1,094 | #219 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 1,170 | #220 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 1,220 | #220 | 6 | #5,898 |
| 1962 | 1,278 | #215 | 8 | #4,874 |
| 1961 | 1,347 | #211 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 1,470 | #197 | 6 | #5,707 |
| 1959 | 1,442 | #200 | 8 | #4,633 |
| 1958 | 1,603 | #180 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 1,571 | #187 | 5 | #6,093 |
| 1956 | 1,636 | #177 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 1,841 | #157 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 1,954 | #149 | 6 | #5,159 |
| 1953 | 1,856 | #153 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 1,932 | #146 | 5 | #5,573 |
| 1951 | 1,970 | #137 | 6 | #4,843 |
| 1950 | 1,891 | #142 | 7 | #4,327 |
| 1949 | 1,933 | #143 | 6 | #4,680 |
| 1948 | 2,062 | #132 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 2,187 | #132 | 5 | #5,316 |
| 1946 | 2,061 | #124 | 6 | #4,429 |
| 1945 | 1,582 | #137 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 1,501 | #141 | 6 | #4,065 |
| 1943 | 1,639 | #136 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 1,764 | #124 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 1,492 | #135 | 6 | #3,965 |
| 1940 | 1,608 | #115 | 7 | #3,509 |
| 1939 | 1,413 | #125 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 1,540 | #119 | 9 | #2,943 |
| 1937 | 1,338 | #124 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 1,129 | #138 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 1,015 | #150 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 993 | #151 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 936 | #154 | 7 | #3,413 |
| 1932 | 1,008 | #153 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 1,002 | #151 | 6 | #3,860 |
| 1930 | 985 | #155 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 930 | #160 | 8 | #3,400 |
| 1928 | 844 | #171 | 13 | #2,501 |
| 1927 | 721 | #196 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 780 | #182 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 719 | #193 | 7 | #4,037 |
| 1924 | 692 | #201 | 5 | #5,091 |
| 1923 | 598 | #216 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 594 | #226 | 5 | #5,035 |
| 1921 | 576 | #231 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 535 | #235 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 481 | #240 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 477 | #244 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 451 | #238 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 446 | #236 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 441 | #227 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 307 | #244 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 230 | #249 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 221 | #234 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 101 | #255 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 82 | #270 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 74 | #259 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 68 | #255 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 53 | #292 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 49 | #286 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 48 | #284 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 45 | #285 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 37 | #310 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 56 | #248 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 39 | #275 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 64 | #254 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 28 | #336 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 36 | #320 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 30 | #339 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 34 | #323 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 22 | #415 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 31 | #319 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 28 | #331 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 33 | #320 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 19 | #398 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 37 | #282 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 31 | #313 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 30 | #330 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 21 | #356 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 25 | #336 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 19 | #411 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 30 | #318 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 19 | #403 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 15 | #469 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 18 | #395 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 20 | #381 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Allan reached #115 in 1940. As a girl name, it reached #2,501 in 1928. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1940s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Allan
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.