NameTides

Allan

Allan was the #1,012 boys' name in the US in 2025 (223 babies), and #3,684 in England & Wales and #1,251 in Canada.

Allan as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
Allan as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.02.557.51018801900192019401960198020002020USCanadaEngland & Wales
Allan as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.02.557.5101880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales publishes its top 100 only, so it appears in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaNSW
2025#1,012 (223)#3,684 (5)———#1,251 (19)—
2024#857 (283)#1,952 (12)———#1,056 (23)—
2023#813 (302)#1,800 (13)#614 (4)——#1,115 (20)—
2022#824 (301)#2,019 (11)#425 (7)——#944 (25)—
2021#840 (283)#1,860 (12)#720 (3)——#1,560 (12)—
2020#826 (278)#1,935 (11)———#716 (35)—
2019#813 (280)#2,266 (9)#334 (10)—#646 (4)#840 (28)—
2018#782 (294)#2,445 (8)#392 (8)——#762 (32)—
2017#777 (301)#1,812 (13)#532 (5)——#764 (32)—
2016#741 (329)#1,498 (17)#234 (20)——#653 (40)—
2015#659 (392)#1,380 (18)#529 (5)——#679 (38)—
2014#723 (333)#1,178 (22)#399 (8)——#554 (49)—
2013#656 (370)#1,339 (18)#269 (15)—#711 (3)#784 (30)—
2012#695 (340)#1,152 (23)#361 (9)—#718 (3)#796 (29)—
2011#675 (350)#929 (31)#246 (16)—#455 (7)#648 (38)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1938 at #119.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 7,600 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 7,600uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 56,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 8,400uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Allan is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 7,200 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 5,800 to 1 in 8,800.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Allan by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #737WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #632ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #914NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #1,267OHPennsylvania: #704PANew Jersey: #1,022NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #988CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #927TNNorth Carolina: #825NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #789TXFlorida: #543FL
Allan (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,2178

Allan (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
AllanCanadaBoys#1,25119
AllanEngland & WalesBoys#3,6845
AllanIrelandBoys—too few
AllanNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
AllanNSWBoys—too few
AllanScotlandBoys—too few
AllanUSGirls—too few
AllanUSBoys#1,012223