Is Allen a boy or girl name?
Allen is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 497 boys were named Allen, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.7% of the 273,148 US babies named Allen were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #573
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Allen since 1880
- 273,148
- Most popular year
- 1951
- 5,203 babies
Boys and girls named Allen, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,998 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 2,002 | 11 | 0.5% |
| 1900s | 2,558 | 32 | 1.2% |
| 1910s | 11,493 | 177 | 1.5% |
| 1920s | 20,092 | 255 | 1.3% |
| 1930s | 24,357 | 211 | 0.9% |
| 1940s | 39,047 | 217 | 0.6% |
| 1950s | 47,321 | 206 | 0.4% |
| 1960s | 37,695 | 224 | 0.6% |
| 1970s | 21,672 | 152 | 0.7% |
| 1980s | 21,910 | 190 | 0.9% |
| 1990s | 16,952 | 94 | 0.6% |
| 2000s | 12,576 | 43 | 0.3% |
| 2010s | 8,816 | 43 | 0.5% |
| 2020s | 2,793 | 11 | 0.4% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 497 | #573 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 572 | #516 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 529 | #561 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 558 | #525 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 637 | #463 | 11 | #8,975 |
| 2019 | 702 | #436 | 7 | #12,517 |
| 2018 | 741 | #421 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 790 | #403 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 895 | #370 | 6 | #14,439 |
| 2015 | 975 | #350 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 859 | #367 | 5 | #16,659 |
| 2013 | 917 | #348 | 7 | #13,242 |
| 2012 | 958 | #330 | 5 | #17,028 |
| 2011 | 1,005 | #317 | 5 | #16,916 |
| 2010 | 974 | #322 | 8 | #12,338 |
| 2009 | 1,038 | #310 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 1,139 | #293 | 9 | #11,654 |
| 2007 | 1,197 | #287 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 1,229 | #283 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 1,231 | #270 | 5 | #16,612 |
| 2004 | 1,301 | #255 | 8 | #11,679 |
| 2003 | 1,318 | #250 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 1,384 | #246 | 6 | #13,684 |
| 2001 | 1,389 | #243 | 7 | #12,140 |
| 2000 | 1,350 | #250 | 8 | #10,784 |
| 1999 | 1,315 | #244 | 5 | #14,508 |
| 1998 | 1,316 | #239 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 1,408 | #218 | 7 | #10,899 |
| 1996 | 1,468 | #212 | 5 | #13,617 |
| 1995 | 1,550 | #197 | 11 | #7,542 |
| 1994 | 1,748 | #179 | 12 | #7,119 |
| 1993 | 1,900 | #168 | 13 | #6,630 |
| 1992 | 1,919 | #165 | 12 | #7,076 |
| 1991 | 2,108 | #154 | 14 | #6,266 |
| 1990 | 2,220 | #141 | 15 | #5,843 |
| 1989 | 2,360 | #130 | 12 | #6,550 |
| 1988 | 2,209 | #134 | 10 | #7,128 |
| 1987 | 2,172 | #128 | 17 | #4,666 |
| 1986 | 2,120 | #128 | 32 | #2,905 |
| 1985 | 2,187 | #128 | 21 | #3,857 |
| 1984 | 2,123 | #128 | 21 | #3,728 |
| 1983 | 2,247 | #120 | 19 | #3,951 |
| 1982 | 2,218 | #122 | 22 | #3,651 |
| 1981 | 2,063 | #131 | 19 | #4,011 |
| 1980 | 2,211 | #124 | 17 | #4,329 |
| 1979 | 1,938 | #139 | 17 | #4,234 |
| 1978 | 1,828 | #144 | 9 | #6,399 |
| 1977 | 1,819 | #144 | 24 | #3,178 |
| 1976 | 1,968 | #134 | 18 | #3,680 |
| 1975 | 2,034 | #126 | 12 | #4,863 |
| 1974 | 2,102 | #125 | 13 | #4,464 |
| 1973 | 2,077 | #124 | 15 | #3,977 |
| 1972 | 2,303 | #123 | 8 | #5,969 |
| 1971 | 2,671 | #120 | 15 | #3,947 |
| 1970 | 2,932 | #113 | 21 | #3,114 |
| 1969 | 2,885 | #111 | 25 | #2,646 |
| 1968 | 2,964 | #100 | 18 | #3,062 |
| 1967 | 3,123 | #100 | 24 | #2,493 |
| 1966 | 3,420 | #97 | 26 | #2,357 |
| 1965 | 3,836 | #92 | 19 | #2,837 |
| 1964 | 4,098 | #93 | 23 | #2,600 |
| 1963 | 4,339 | #90 | 17 | #3,067 |
| 1962 | 4,270 | #93 | 26 | #2,358 |
| 1961 | 4,388 | #96 | 26 | #2,359 |
| 1960 | 4,372 | #98 | 20 | #2,736 |
| 1959 | 4,367 | #97 | 17 | #2,870 |
| 1958 | 4,525 | #92 | 24 | #2,323 |
| 1957 | 4,413 | #91 | 13 | #3,314 |
| 1956 | 4,611 | #87 | 27 | #2,105 |
| 1955 | 4,742 | #84 | 25 | #2,156 |
| 1954 | 4,831 | #82 | 22 | #2,296 |
| 1953 | 4,856 | #81 | 20 | #2,364 |
| 1952 | 4,956 | #78 | 15 | #2,813 |
| 1951 | 5,179 | #72 | 24 | #2,017 |
| 1950 | 4,841 | #71 | 19 | #2,255 |
| 1949 | 4,735 | #71 | 21 | #2,136 |
| 1948 | 4,755 | #72 | 25 | #1,902 |
| 1947 | 5,075 | #73 | 24 | #1,993 |
| 1946 | 4,294 | #74 | 16 | #2,395 |
| 1945 | 3,481 | #74 | 18 | #1,994 |
| 1944 | 3,422 | #77 | 13 | #2,512 |
| 1943 | 3,626 | #76 | 30 | #1,527 |
| 1942 | 3,571 | #71 | 33 | #1,413 |
| 1941 | 3,060 | #73 | 21 | #1,752 |
| 1940 | 3,028 | #71 | 16 | #2,032 |
| 1939 | 2,929 | #72 | 27 | #1,424 |
| 1938 | 2,834 | #73 | 19 | #1,807 |
| 1937 | 2,518 | #76 | 13 | #2,319 |
| 1936 | 2,314 | #81 | 11 | #2,523 |
| 1935 | 2,312 | #83 | 20 | #1,720 |
| 1934 | 2,241 | #88 | 16 | #2,005 |
| 1933 | 2,204 | #84 | 23 | #1,553 |
| 1932 | 2,419 | #80 | 27 | #1,450 |
| 1931 | 2,308 | #79 | 25 | #1,503 |
| 1930 | 2,278 | #85 | 30 | #1,404 |
| 1929 | 2,189 | #86 | 28 | #1,447 |
| 1928 | 2,136 | #93 | 25 | #1,639 |
| 1927 | 2,102 | #95 | 30 | #1,488 |
| 1926 | 2,021 | #93 | 20 | #1,934 |
| 1925 | 2,034 | #94 | 36 | #1,325 |
| 1924 | 2,045 | #94 | 25 | #1,724 |
| 1923 | 1,875 | #97 | 15 | #2,370 |
| 1922 | 1,887 | #95 | 33 | #1,405 |
| 1921 | 1,937 | #94 | 24 | #1,766 |
| 1920 | 1,866 | #94 | 19 | #2,016 |
| 1919 | 1,653 | #101 | 19 | #1,921 |
| 1918 | 1,779 | #98 | 22 | #1,754 |
| 1917 | 1,592 | #100 | 25 | #1,509 |
| 1916 | 1,572 | #101 | 12 | #2,502 |
| 1915 | 1,458 | #99 | 25 | #1,440 |
| 1914 | 1,049 | #105 | 25 | #1,232 |
| 1913 | 903 | #100 | 15 | #1,533 |
| 1912 | 730 | #103 | 13 | #1,542 |
| 1911 | 402 | #98 | 12 | #1,375 |
| 1910 | 355 | #92 | 9 | #1,638 |
| 1909 | 312 | #93 | 6 | #1,964 |
| 1908 | 287 | #92 | 5 | #2,107 |
| 1907 | 309 | #85 | 8 | #1,515 |
| 1906 | 282 | #84 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 272 | #88 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 228 | #96 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 219 | #91 | 5 | #1,800 |
| 1902 | 227 | #89 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 199 | #88 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 223 | #104 | 8 | #1,437 |
| 1899 | 191 | #91 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 185 | #103 | 5 | #1,706 |
| 1897 | 226 | #82 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 219 | #91 | 6 | #1,421 |
| 1895 | 196 | #98 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 219 | #89 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 180 | #99 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 224 | #89 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 173 | #94 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 189 | #90 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 222 | #79 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 260 | #75 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 202 | #81 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 211 | #82 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 184 | #87 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 182 | #87 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 175 | #82 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 206 | #80 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 172 | #80 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 184 | #82 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Allen reached #71 in 1940. As a girl name, it reached #1,232 in 1914. 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 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Allen
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.