Is Allyn a boy or girl name?
Allyn is used for both boys and girls in close to equal numbers in the US. In 2024, 7 girls and 8 boys were named Allyn, so 46.7% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 37.2% of the 5,131 US babies named Allyn were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #8,989
- Girl rank, 2024
- #12,196
- Babies named Allyn since 1908
- 5,131
- Most popular year
- 1951
- 152 babies
Boys and girls named Allyn, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 169 | 7 | 4% |
| 1920s | 279 | 33 | 10.6% |
| 1930s | 429 | 40 | 8.5% |
| 1940s | 559 | 152 | 21.4% |
| 1950s | 500 | 413 | 45.2% |
| 1960s | 375 | 236 | 38.6% |
| 1970s | 222 | 112 | 33.5% |
| 1980s | 278 | 229 | 45.2% |
| 1990s | 190 | 292 | 60.6% |
| 2000s | 116 | 195 | 62.7% |
| 2010s | 82 | 153 | 65.1% |
| 2020s | 18 | 46 | 71.9% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | #8,989 | 7 | #12,196 |
| 2023 | 5 | #12,327 | 9 | #10,346 |
| 2022 | 5 | #12,440 | 10 | #9,702 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 10 | #9,605 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 10 | #9,588 |
| 2019 | 10 | #7,673 | 7 | #12,520 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 10 | #9,855 |
| 2017 | 7 | #9,738 | 6 | #14,245 |
| 2016 | 11 | #7,167 | 12 | #8,913 |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,620 | 21 | #6,037 |
| 2014 | 8 | #8,820 | 18 | #6,729 |
| 2013 | 14 | #5,935 | 19 | #6,479 |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,185 | 26 | #5,263 |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,368 | 22 | #5,949 |
| 2010 | 11 | #7,101 | 12 | #9,259 |
| 2009 | 15 | #5,810 | 15 | #8,081 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,102 | 18 | #7,095 |
| 2007 | 12 | #6,635 | 18 | #7,107 |
| 2006 | 14 | #5,800 | 22 | #5,920 |
| 2005 | 15 | #5,293 | 17 | #6,837 |
| 2004 | 10 | #6,996 | 24 | #5,214 |
| 2003 | 7 | #8,690 | 16 | #6,902 |
| 2002 | 11 | #6,103 | 16 | #6,711 |
| 2001 | 16 | #4,686 | 27 | #4,451 |
| 2000 | 10 | #6,333 | 22 | #5,156 |
| 1999 | 14 | #4,770 | 31 | #3,810 |
| 1998 | 17 | #4,025 | 30 | #3,837 |
| 1997 | 20 | #3,457 | 18 | #5,430 |
| 1996 | 11 | #5,200 | 18 | #5,293 |
| 1995 | 15 | #4,060 | 22 | #4,529 |
| 1994 | 16 | #3,917 | 24 | #4,248 |
| 1993 | 22 | #3,048 | 34 | #3,294 |
| 1992 | 24 | #2,836 | 41 | #2,872 |
| 1991 | 20 | #3,106 | 36 | #3,099 |
| 1990 | 31 | #2,257 | 38 | #2,961 |
| 1989 | 21 | #2,908 | 32 | #3,255 |
| 1988 | 32 | #1,989 | 36 | #2,870 |
| 1987 | 26 | #2,216 | 24 | #3,626 |
| 1986 | 24 | #2,291 | 20 | #4,032 |
| 1985 | 31 | #1,867 | 27 | #3,248 |
| 1984 | 22 | #2,293 | 18 | #4,168 |
| 1983 | 27 | #1,956 | 20 | #3,812 |
| 1982 | 33 | #1,734 | 16 | #4,531 |
| 1981 | 37 | #1,602 | 18 | #4,164 |
| 1980 | 25 | #2,113 | 18 | #4,154 |
| 1979 | 17 | #2,672 | 10 | #6,199 |
| 1978 | 24 | #2,014 | 18 | #3,927 |
| 1977 | 27 | #1,861 | 17 | #4,068 |
| 1976 | 16 | #2,605 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 20 | #2,207 | 9 | #5,993 |
| 1974 | 14 | #2,677 | 15 | #4,043 |
| 1973 | 24 | #1,819 | 7 | #6,682 |
| 1972 | 22 | #1,929 | 15 | #3,899 |
| 1971 | 32 | #1,526 | 15 | #3,948 |
| 1970 | 26 | #1,700 | 6 | #7,085 |
| 1969 | 35 | #1,351 | 12 | #4,200 |
| 1968 | 26 | #1,546 | 15 | #3,458 |
| 1967 | 29 | #1,412 | 24 | #2,494 |
| 1966 | 39 | #1,194 | 21 | #2,670 |
| 1965 | 37 | #1,254 | 21 | #2,684 |
| 1964 | 39 | #1,236 | 25 | #2,478 |
| 1963 | 39 | #1,238 | 27 | #2,308 |
| 1962 | 50 | #1,082 | 29 | #2,211 |
| 1961 | 41 | #1,233 | 35 | #1,955 |
| 1960 | 40 | #1,243 | 27 | #2,247 |
| 1959 | 41 | #1,212 | 17 | #2,871 |
| 1958 | 41 | #1,204 | 16 | #2,974 |
| 1957 | 42 | #1,200 | 19 | #2,657 |
| 1956 | 53 | #1,033 | 20 | #2,533 |
| 1955 | 60 | #972 | 38 | #1,667 |
| 1954 | 55 | #1,007 | 37 | #1,677 |
| 1953 | 46 | #1,074 | 52 | #1,345 |
| 1952 | 51 | #1,002 | 60 | #1,226 |
| 1951 | 63 | #882 | 89 | #987 |
| 1950 | 48 | #1,006 | 65 | #1,145 |
| 1949 | 46 | #1,029 | 32 | #1,666 |
| 1948 | 52 | #963 | 15 | #2,591 |
| 1947 | 71 | #822 | 16 | #2,533 |
| 1946 | 71 | #785 | 27 | #1,724 |
| 1945 | 43 | #971 | 12 | #2,606 |
| 1944 | 57 | #832 | 14 | #2,405 |
| 1943 | 57 | #885 | 11 | #2,866 |
| 1942 | 68 | #780 | 8 | #3,451 |
| 1941 | 48 | #918 | 12 | #2,534 |
| 1940 | 46 | #939 | 5 | #4,367 |
| 1939 | 46 | #916 | 7 | #3,438 |
| 1938 | 40 | #1,009 | 6 | #3,857 |
| 1937 | 47 | #905 | 5 | #4,267 |
| 1936 | 38 | #1,028 | 5 | #4,197 |
| 1935 | 45 | #942 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 39 | #1,039 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 41 | #996 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 35 | #1,142 | 6 | #3,907 |
| 1931 | 56 | #841 | 6 | #3,862 |
| 1930 | 42 | #1,069 | 5 | #4,566 |
| 1929 | 27 | #1,379 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 31 | #1,294 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 33 | #1,267 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 22 | #1,605 | 5 | #4,866 |
| 1925 | 25 | #1,494 | 11 | #2,946 |
| 1924 | 42 | #1,108 | 5 | #5,098 |
| 1923 | 27 | #1,423 | 7 | #3,984 |
| 1922 | 26 | #1,471 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 22 | #1,649 | 5 | #5,121 |
| 1920 | 24 | #1,543 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 25 | #1,450 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 35 | #1,172 | 7 | #3,880 |
| 1917 | 24 | #1,438 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 27 | #1,304 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 9 | #2,627 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 19 | #1,389 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 12 | #1,583 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 8 | #1,890 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 5 | #1,744 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 5 | #1,594 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 6 | #1,221 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Allyn reached #780 in 1942. As a girl name, it reached #987 in 1951. 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 Allyn
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.