Allan
Allan, a variant spelling of Alan, is both a given name and an English and Scottish surname.
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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The Story of Allan
Allan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1880, with 20 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1947, when 2,187 Allans were born — ranking #132 that year. As of 2026, Allan ranks #837 for baby boys 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
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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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