Allan
Allan, a variant spelling of Alan, is both a given name and an English and Scottish surname.
- English
- Scottish
- Danish
- Swedish
Meaning & Origin of Allan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Allan, a variant spelling of Alan, is both a given name and an English and Scottish surname.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
- Scottish
- Danish
- Swedish
- Estonian
The Story of Allan
The earliest SSA record of Allan as a baby boy name dates back to 1880, when 20 babies received it. 1947 was its biggest year on record, with 2,187 newborns named Allan — #132 in the national rankings. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #837 among baby boy names with 294 births, holding steady (+3%). In total, more than 97K Allans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Allan
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Allan. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Allan
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About the name Allan
Allan is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 97K births in the dataset. Allan's peak popularity came in 1947 when it ranked #115. Use the chart and map above to compare Allan's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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