NameTides

Allen

Allen was the #578 boys' name in the US in 2025 (507 babies), and #3,256 in England & Wales and #1,083 in Canada.

Allen as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
Allen as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020USCanadaEngland & Wales
Allen as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.7551880192019602000
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 & WalesScotlandIrelandCanadaNSW
2025#578 (507)#3,256 (6)——#1,083 (23)—
2024#572 (502)#4,271 (4)——#1,026 (24)—
2023#517 (573)#1,533 (16)——#947 (25)—
2022#561 (529)#2,756 (7)——#1,027 (22)—
2021#524 (559)#3,990 (4)——#910 (26)—
2020#463 (638)#2,228 (9)——#1,038 (21)—
2019#436 (702)#2,728 (7)——#633 (41)—
2018#421 (741)#3,011 (6)——#642 (40)—
2017#403 (791)#2,324 (9)——#596 (44)—
2016#370 (895)#2,175 (10)——#545 (51)—
2015#349 (976)#2,319 (9)——#634 (41)—
2014#367 (860)#2,079 (10)——#681 (37)—
2013#348 (917)#2,216 (9)——#582 (46)—
2012#329 (959)#1,852 (12)——#640 (38)—
2011#317 (1,005)#2,039 (10)——#617 (40)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1947 at #73.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 3,400 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 3,400uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 45,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 6,900uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Allen is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 3,400 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 3,100 to 1 in 3,800.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Allen by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #484WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #474WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #718MNIllinois: #606ILMichigan: #517MINew York: #745NYMassachusetts: #690MAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: #571IAIndiana: #711INOhio: #513OHPennsylvania: #342PANew Jersey: #607NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #491CAUtah: #621UTColorado: #849CONebraska: #377NEMissouri: #648MOKentucky: #526KYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #563VAMaryland: #516MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #672AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: #386KSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #477TNNorth Carolina: #775NCSouth Carolina: #552SCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: #464OKLouisiana: #293LAMississippi: #370MSAlabama: #525ALGeorgia: #792GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #595TXFlorida: #569FL
Allen (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#79414

Allen (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
AllenCanadaBoys#1,08323
AllenEngland & WalesGirls—too few
AllenEngland & WalesBoys#3,2566
AllenIrelandBoys—too few
AllenNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
AllenNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
AllenNSWBoys—too few
AllenScotlandBoys—too few
AllenUSGirls—too few
AllenUSBoys#578507