Allen

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Allen is a given name of Celtic, Gaelic origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 273,148 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 271,282 as boys and 1,866 as girls. Allen gained popularity in the 1910s, peaked in 1951 and has since declined significantly. It is the #290 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year	Births
2024	497
2023	572
2022	529
2021	558
2020	648
2019	709
2018	741
2017	790
2016	901
2015	975
2014	864
2013	924
2012	963
2011	1,010
2010	982
2009	1,038
2008	1,148
2007	1,197
2006	1,229
2005	1,236
2004	1,309
2003	1,318
2002	1,390
2001	1,396
2000	1,358
1999	1,320
1998	1,316
1997	1,415
1996	1,473
1995	1,561
1994	1,760
1993	1,913
1992	1,931
1991	2,122
1990	2,235
1989	2,372
1988	2,219
1987	2,189
1986	2,152
1985	2,208
1984	2,144
1983	2,266
1982	2,240
1981	2,082
1980	2,228
1979	1,955
1978	1,837
1977	1,843
1976	1,986
1975	2,046
1974	2,115
1973	2,092
1972	2,311
1971	2,686
1970	2,953
1969	2,910
1968	2,982
1967	3,147
1966	3,446
1965	3,855
1964	4,121
1963	4,356
1962	4,296
1961	4,414
1960	4,392
1959	4,384
1958	4,549
1957	4,426
1956	4,638
1955	4,767
1954	4,853
1953	4,876
1952	4,971
1951	5,203
1950	4,860
1949	4,756
1948	4,780
1947	5,099
1946	4,310
1945	3,499
1944	3,435
1943	3,656
1942	3,604
1941	3,081
1940	3,044
1939	2,956
1938	2,853
1937	2,531
1936	2,325
1935	2,332
1934	2,257
1933	2,227
1932	2,446
1931	2,333
1930	2,308
1929	2,217
1928	2,161
1927	2,132
1926	2,041
1925	2,070
1924	2,070
1923	1,890
1922	1,920
1921	1,961
1920	1,885
1919	1,672
1918	1,801
1917	1,617
1916	1,584
1915	1,483
1914	1,074
1913	918
1912	743
1911	414
1910	364
1909	318
1908	292
1907	317
1906	282
1905	272
1904	228
1903	224
1902	227
1901	199
1900	231
1899	191
1898	190
1897	226
1896	225
1895	196
1894	219
1893	180
1892	224
1891	173
1890	189
1889	222
1888	260
1887	202
1886	211
1885	184
1884	182
1883	175
1882	206
1881	172
1880	184