Allen

Given to 273,662 US babies since 1880

▼ Falling −21% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025
—
recorded as girls
#578
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
507
boys 507
Peak year
1947
5,075 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
273,662
since 1880

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Allen was most popular in 1947, when 5,075 babies recorded as boys got the name (2.8 per 1,000). In 2025, 507 babies were named Allen, ranking #578 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 21%.0123418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1947 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Allen was most popular in 1947, when 5,075 babies recorded as boys got the name (2.8 per 1,000). In 2025, 507 babies were named Allen, ranking #578 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 21%.012341880192019602000Peak 1947

Allen was most popular in 1947, when 5,075 babies recorded as boys got the name (2.8 per 1,000). In 2025, 507 babies were named Allen, ranking #578 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 21%.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 <5 — 507 578
2024 <5 — 502 572
2023 <5 — 573 517
2022 <5 — 529 561
2021 <5 — 559 524
2020 11 8953 638 463
2019 7 12448 702 436
2018 <5 — 741 421
2017 <5 — 791 403
2016 6 14331 895 370
2015 <5 — 976 349
2014 5 16513 860 367
2013 7 13150 917 348
2012 5 16869 959 329
2011 5 16764 1,005 317
2010 8 12276 975 322
2009 <5 — 1,039 310
2008 9 11599 1,139 293
2007 <5 — 1,198 287
2006 <5 — 1,229 283
2005 5 16462 1,231 271
2004 8 11624 1,303 255
2003 <5 — 1,318 250
2002 6 13595 1,384 246
2001 7 12056 1,389 243
2000 8 10745 1,351 249
1999 5 14411 1,315 244
1998 <5 — 1,316 239
1997 7 10836 1,408 218
1996 5 13518 1,468 212
1995 11 7514 1,550 197
1994 12 7097 1,747 179
1993 13 6622 1,900 168
1992 12 7067 1,919 165
1991 14 6253 2,108 154
1990 15 5835 2,220 141
1989 12 6531 2,362 130
1988 10 7111 2,208 134
1987 17 4660 2,172 128
1986 32 2903 2,120 128
1985 21 3852 2,187 128
1984 21 3726 2,121 128
1983 19 3949 2,247 120
1982 22 3647 2,216 122
1981 19 4005 2,061 131
1980 17 4327 2,210 124
1979 17 4231 1,937 139
1978 9 6385 1,828 145
1977 24 3176 1,818 144
1976 18 3678 1,968 134
1975 12 4854 2,031 127
1974 13 4459 2,102 125
1973 15 3971 2,077 124
1972 8 5959 2,302 123
1971 15 3943 2,671 120
1970 21 3110 2,933 113
1969 25 2645 2,885 111
1968 18 3057 2,961 100
1967 24 2492 3,123 100
1966 26 2357 3,420 97
1965 19 2833 3,834 92
1964 23 2600 4,098 93
1963 17 3066 4,339 90
1962 26 2357 4,272 93
1961 26 2359 4,391 96
1960 20 2729 4,371 99
1959 17 2869 4,366 97
1958 24 2322 4,527 92
1957 13 3309 4,412 91
1956 27 2103 4,612 87
1955 25 2156 4,744 84
1954 22 2295 4,832 82
1953 20 2363 4,854 81
1952 15 2806 4,956 78
1951 24 2016 5,179 72
1950 19 2253 4,840 71
1949 21 2134 4,735 71
1948 25 1901 4,755 72
1947 24 1993 5,075 73
1946 16 2392 4,294 74
1945 18 1993 3,481 74
1944 13 2511 3,422 77
1943 30 1527 3,627 76
1942 33 1413 3,571 71
1941 21 1750 3,060 73
1940 16 2029 3,029 71
1939 27 1424 2,928 72
1938 19 1805 2,834 73
1937 13 2317 2,518 76
1936 11 2521 2,314 81
1935 20 1720 2,312 83
1934 16 2003 2,241 88
1933 23 1552 2,204 84
1932 27 1448 2,419 80
1931 25 1502 2,308 79
1930 30 1403 2,278 85
1929 28 1447 2,189 86
1928 25 1637 2,137 93
1927 30 1486 2,101 95
1926 20 1932 2,021 93
1925 36 1324 2,034 94
1924 25 1723 2,045 94
1923 15 2366 1,875 97
1922 33 1403 1,887 95
1921 24 1765 1,937 94
1920 19 2015 1,866 94
1919 19 1921 1,653 101
1918 22 1754 1,779 98
1917 25 1507 1,592 100
1916 12 2498 1,572 101
1915 25 1439 1,458 99
1914 25 1228 1,049 105
1913 15 1528 903 100
1912 13 1540 730 103
1911 12 1372 402 98
1910 9 1634 355 92
1909 6 1957 312 93
1908 5 2101 287 92
1907 8 1512 309 85
1906 <5 — 282 84
1905 <5 — 272 88
1904 <5 — 228 96
1903 5 1792 219 91
1902 <5 — 227 89
1901 <5 — 199 88
1900 8 1431 223 104
1899 <5 — 191 91
1898 5 1700 185 103
1897 <5 — 226 82
1896 6 1416 219 91
1895 <5 — 196 98
1894 <5 — 219 89
1893 <5 — 180 99
1892 <5 — 224 89
1891 <5 — 173 94
1890 <5 — 189 90
1889 <5 — 222 79
1888 <5 — 260 75
1887 <5 — 202 81
1886 <5 — 211 82
1885 <5 — 184 87
1884 <5 — 182 87
1883 <5 — 175 82
1882 <5 — 206 80
1881 <5 — 172 80
1880 <5 — 184 82

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Other spellings

Allene · 8,767 Alene · 8,753 Aleen · 2,726 Alen · 2,371 Allean · 1,491 Alean · 1,098 Alleen · 957 Aleene · 795

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Where Allen is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls 1% · boys 99% across all years