Allan

How popular is Allan in the UK?

Rank in 2025

#3,747among boys

Babies in 2025

5about 1 in 60,000 boys

Five-year trend

Fallingdown 28% in five years

Same name in a class

under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Allan, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,923rd. Its busiest year was 1996, with 94 boys.

It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the fewest boys named Allan since the records began in 1996.

Half of all the boys named Allan in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2012. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.

In 2025, 92 boys in the UK were given Allan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #463, up from #3,747 for this spelling alone.

• Alan 77
• Allen 6
• Allan 5
• Alen 4

Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.

In the England and Wales top 100 for boys, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 1904 (#92), 1914 (#89), 1924 (#75), 1934 (#65), 1944 (#58), 1954 (#58) and 1964 (#89).

How popular is Allan in the US?

Rank in 2025

#1,012among boys

Babies in 2025

223about 1 in 7,700 boys

Five-year trend

Steadydown 5% in five years

Same name in a class

under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 223 boys in the US were named Allan, making it the 1,012th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 826th. Its busiest year was 1947, with 2,187 boys.

2025 had fewer boys named Allan than any year since 1912.

Half of all the boys named Allan in the US since 1880 were born between 1940 and 1974, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 2,712 boys in the US were given Allan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #149, up from #1,012 for this spelling alone.

• Alan 1,915
• Allen 507
• Allan 223
• Alen 36
• Alon 18
• Alann 7
• Alyn 6