Allen
Last seen for girls in 2020 at #8,953 · #578 for boys in 2025, 507 births
Given to boys 99.3% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1950 · 4,840 births
- Debut · boys
- 184 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 83 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 271,796since 1880
Allen over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #578 | 507 | |
| 2024 | — | #572 | 502 | |
| 2023 | — | #517 | 573 | |
| 2022 | — | #561 | 529 | |
| 2021 | — | #524 | 559 | |
| 2020 | #8,953 | 11 | #463 | 638 |
| 2019 | #12,448 | 7 | #436 | 702 |
| 2018 | — | #421 | 741 | |
| 2017 | — | #403 | 791 | |
| 2016 | #14,331 | 6 | #370 | 895 |
| 2015 | — | #349 | 976 | |
| 2014 | #16,513 | 5 | #367 | 860 |
| 2013 | #13,150 | 7 | #348 | 917 |
| 2012 | #16,869 | 5 | #329 | 959 |
| 2011 | #16,764 | 5 | #317 | 1,005 |
| 2010 | #12,276 | 8 | #322 | 975 |
| 2009 | — | #310 | 1,039 | |
| 2008 | #11,599 | 9 | #293 | 1,139 |
| 2007 | — | #287 | 1,198 | |
| 2006 | — | #283 | 1,229 | |
| 2005 | #16,462 | 5 | #271 | 1,231 |
| 2004 | #11,624 | 8 | #255 | 1,303 |
| 2003 | — | #250 | 1,318 | |
| 2002 | #13,595 | 6 | #246 | 1,384 |
| 2001 | #12,056 | 7 | #243 | 1,389 |
| 2000 | #10,745 | 8 | #249 | 1,351 |
| 1999 | #14,411 | 5 | #244 | 1,315 |
| 1998 | — | #239 | 1,316 | |
| 1997 | #10,836 | 7 | #218 | 1,408 |
| 1996 | #13,518 | 5 | #212 | 1,468 |
| 1995 | #7,514 | 11 | #197 | 1,550 |
| 1994 | #7,097 | 12 | #179 | 1,747 |
| 1993 | #6,622 | 13 | #168 | 1,900 |
| 1992 | #7,067 | 12 | #165 | 1,919 |
| 1991 | #6,253 | 14 | #154 | 2,108 |
| 1990 | #5,835 | 15 | #141 | 2,220 |
| 1989 | #6,531 | 12 | #130 | 2,362 |
| 1988 | #7,111 | 10 | #134 | 2,208 |
| 1987 | #4,660 | 17 | #128 | 2,172 |
| 1986 | #2,903 | 32 | #128 | 2,120 |
| 1985 | #3,852 | 21 | #128 | 2,187 |
| 1984 | #3,726 | 21 | #128 | 2,121 |
| 1983 | #3,949 | 19 | #120 | 2,247 |
| 1982 | #3,647 | 22 | #122 | 2,216 |
| 1981 | #4,005 | 19 | #131 | 2,061 |
| 1980 | #4,327 | 17 | #124 | 2,210 |
| 1979 | #4,231 | 17 | #139 | 1,937 |
| 1978 | #6,385 | 9 | #145 | 1,828 |
| 1977 | #3,176 | 24 | #144 | 1,818 |
| 1976 | #3,678 | 18 | #134 | 1,968 |
| 1975 | #4,854 | 12 | #127 | 2,031 |
| 1974 | #4,459 | 13 | #125 | 2,102 |
| 1973 | #3,971 | 15 | #124 | 2,077 |
| 1972 | #5,959 | 8 | #123 | 2,302 |
| 1971 | #3,943 | 15 | #120 | 2,671 |
| 1970 | #3,110 | 21 | #113 | 2,933 |
| 1969 | #2,645 | 25 | #111 | 2,885 |
| 1968 | #3,057 | 18 | #100 | 2,961 |
| 1967 | #2,492 | 24 | #100 | 3,123 |
| 1966 | #2,357 | 26 | #97 | 3,420 |
| 1965 | #2,833 | 19 | #92 | 3,834 |
| 1964 | #2,600 | 23 | #93 | 4,098 |
| 1963 | #3,066 | 17 | #90 | 4,339 |
| 1962 | #2,357 | 26 | #93 | 4,272 |
| 1961 | #2,359 | 26 | #96 | 4,391 |
| 1960 | #2,729 | 20 | #99 | 4,371 |
| 1959 | #2,869 | 17 | #97 | 4,366 |
| 1958 | #2,322 | 24 | #92 | 4,527 |
| 1957 | #3,309 | 13 | #91 | 4,412 |
| 1956 | #2,103 | 27 | #87 | 4,612 |
| 1955 | #2,156 | 25 | #84 | 4,744 |
| 1954 | #2,295 | 22 | #82 | 4,832 |
| 1953 | #2,363 | 20 | #81 | 4,854 |
| 1952 | #2,806 | 15 | #78 | 4,956 |
| 1951 | #2,016 | 24 | #72 | 5,179 |
| 1950 | #2,253 | 19 | #71 | 4,840 |
| 1949 | #2,134 | 21 | #71 | 4,735 |
| 1948 | #1,901 | 25 | #72 | 4,755 |
| 1947 | #1,993 | 24 | #73 | 5,075 |
| 1946 | #2,392 | 16 | #74 | 4,294 |
| 1945 | #1,993 | 18 | #74 | 3,481 |
| 1944 | #2,511 | 13 | #77 | 3,422 |
| 1943 | #1,527 | 30 | #76 | 3,627 |
| 1942 | #1,413 | 33 | #71 | 3,571 |
| 1941 | #1,750 | 21 | #73 | 3,060 |
| 1940 | #2,029 | 16 | #71 | 3,029 |
| 1939 | #1,424 | 27 | #72 | 2,928 |
| 1938 | #1,805 | 19 | #73 | 2,834 |
| 1937 | #2,317 | 13 | #76 | 2,518 |
| 1936 | #2,521 | 11 | #81 | 2,314 |
| 1935 | #1,720 | 20 | #83 | 2,312 |
| 1934 | #2,003 | 16 | #88 | 2,241 |
| 1933 | #1,552 | 23 | #84 | 2,204 |
| 1932 | #1,448 | 27 | #80 | 2,419 |
| 1931 | #1,502 | 25 | #79 | 2,308 |
| 1930 | #1,403 | 30 | #85 | 2,278 |
| 1929 | #1,447 | 28 | #86 | 2,189 |
| 1928 | #1,637 | 25 | #93 | 2,137 |
| 1927 | #1,486 | 30 | #95 | 2,101 |
| 1926 | #1,932 | 20 | #93 | 2,021 |
| 1925 | #1,324 | 36 | #94 | 2,034 |
| 1924 | #1,723 | 25 | #94 | 2,045 |
| 1923 | #2,366 | 15 | #97 | 1,875 |
| 1922 | #1,403 | 33 | #95 | 1,887 |
| 1921 | #1,765 | 24 | #94 | 1,937 |
| 1920 | #2,015 | 19 | #94 | 1,866 |
| 1919 | #1,921 | 19 | #101 | 1,653 |
| 1918 | #1,754 | 22 | #98 | 1,779 |
| 1917 | #1,507 | 25 | #100 | 1,592 |
| 1916 | #2,498 | 12 | #101 | 1,572 |
| 1915 | #1,439 | 25 | #99 | 1,458 |
| 1914 | #1,228 | 25 | #105 | 1,049 |
| 1913 | #1,528 | 15 | #100 | 903 |
| 1912 | #1,540 | 13 | #103 | 730 |
| 1911 | #1,372 | 12 | #98 | 402 |
| 1910 | #1,634 | 9 | #92 | 355 |
| 1909 | #1,957 | 6 | #93 | 312 |
| 1908 | #2,101 | 5 | #92 | 287 |
| 1907 | #1,512 | 8 | #85 | 309 |
| 1906 | — | #84 | 282 | |
| 1905 | — | #88 | 272 | |
| 1904 | — | #96 | 228 | |
| 1903 | #1,792 | 5 | #91 | 219 |
| 1902 | — | #89 | 227 | |
| 1901 | — | #88 | 199 | |
| 1900 | #1,431 | 8 | #104 | 223 |
| 1899 | — | #91 | 191 | |
| 1898 | #1,700 | 5 | #103 | 185 |
| 1897 | — | #82 | 226 | |
| 1896 | #1,416 | 6 | #91 | 219 |
| 1895 | — | #98 | 196 | |
| 1894 | — | #89 | 219 | |
| 1893 | — | #99 | 180 | |
| 1892 | — | #89 | 224 | |
| 1891 | — | #94 | 173 | |
| 1890 | — | #90 | 189 | |
| 1889 | — | #79 | 222 | |
| 1888 | — | #75 | 260 | |
| 1887 | — | #81 | 202 | |
| 1886 | — | #82 | 211 | |
| 1885 | — | #87 | 184 | |
| 1884 | — | #87 | 182 | |
| 1883 | — | #82 | 175 | |
| 1882 | — | #80 | 206 | |
| 1881 | — | #80 | 172 | |
| 1880 | — | #82 | 184 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Allen was already there! It came in at #82, and was given to 184 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1887, when fewer than 220 boys a year got the name.
See more about Allen
- 6 spots since 2024 (#572 → #578)
- 115 spots since 2020 (#463 → #578)
- 229 spots since 2015 (#349 → #578)
- Biggest jump: 44 spots in 2023 (#561 → #517)
- Biggest drop: 61 spots in 2021 (#463 → #524)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1950 at #71 (4,840 births)
- Births halved by 1972, 22 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 83 yrs · run 1920–1968
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 361 boys born in 1947 were named Allen (0.28%)
- Latest: 1 in 3,369 boys born in 2025 (0.03%)
- Its best rank, #71 in 1950, was only 1 in 370 (0.27%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 17.4% of all boys named Allen (47,322) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,998 | #75 (1888) | #82 |
| 1890s | 2,002 | #82 (1897) | #93 |
| 1900s | 2,558 | #84 (1906) | #91 |
| 1910s | 11,493 | #92 (1910) | #100 |
| 1920s | 20,092 | #86 (1929) | #94 |
| 1930s | 24,356 | #72 (1939) | #80 |
| 1940s | 39,049 | #71 (1949) | #73 |
| 1950s | 47,322 | #71 (1950) | #84 |
| 1960s | 37,694 | #90 (1963) | #97 |
| 1970s | 21,667 | #113 (1970) | #129 |
| 1980s | 21,904 | #120 (1983) | #127 |
| 1990s | 16,951 | #141 (1990) | #192 |
| 2000s | 12,581 | #243 (2001) | #269 |
| 2010s | 8,821 | #317 (2011) | #366 |
| 2020s | 3,308 | #463 (2020) | #536 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Allen in 1965
Top girls' names in 1965
Top boys' names in 1965
More about 1965
girls
1,765,164 girls got a published name in 1965; 1 in 92,903 of them was named Allen, which outranked 62.4% of the 7,535 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #2,744Vernette20
- #2,744Wanita20
- #2,744Wayne20
- #2,833Allen19
- #2,833Abbey19
- #2,833Adell19
- #2,833Aisha19
- #2,938Adelaide18
- #2,938Adelia18
- #2,938Andera18
Tied with 104 names at #2,833; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,860,143 boys got a published name in 1965; 1 in 485 of them was named Allen, which outranked 97.9% of the 4,425 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.