Allenby
Allenby is a surname of English origin. Notable people with the surname include:Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby (1861–1936), British Army field-marshal Named after Edmund Allenby: Viscount Allenby, a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Allenby Street, Tel Aviv, Israel Allenby Bridge between Jordan and West Bank. Allenby Square, name given in succession to two squares in…
Meaning & Origin of Allenby
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Allenby is a surname of English origin. Notable people with the surname include:Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby (1861–1936), British Army field-marshal Named after Edmund Allenby: Viscount Allenby, a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Allenby Street, Tel Aviv, Israel Allenby Bridge between Jordan and West Bank. Allenby Square, name given in succession to two squares in…
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The Story of Allenby
Allenby first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1918, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1918, when 6 Allenbys were born — ranking #3,728 that year. As of 2026, Allenby ranks #3,728 for baby boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 6 Allenbys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Allenby
Allenby is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1918 and has accumulated 6 births in the dataset. Allenby's peak popularity came in 1918 when it ranked #3,728. Use the chart and map above to compare Allenby'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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