Allyn
Allyn is both a unisex given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:Given nameLeigh-Allyn Baker, American actress, director and voice artist Allyn L. Brown (1883–1973), American judge Allyn Capron (1846–1898), US Army captain Allyn K.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Allyn
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Allyn is both a unisex given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:Given nameLeigh-Allyn Baker, American actress, director and voice artist Allyn L. Brown (1883–1973), American judge Allyn Capron (1846–1898), US Army captain Allyn K.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Allyn
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Allyn as a girl name dates back to 1918, when 7 babies received it. 1951 was its biggest year on record, with 89 newborns named Allyn — #987 in the national rankings. The 1950s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 22% of all recorded Allyns. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (7 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 2K Allyns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Allyn as a boy name dates back to 1908, when 6 babies received it. 1946 was its biggest year on record, with 71 newborns named Allyn — #785 in the national rankings. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (8 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 3K Allyns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Allyn
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Names that sound like Allyn
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About the name Allyn
Allyn is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1908 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Allyn's peak popularity came in 1946 when it ranked #785. Use the chart and map above to compare Allyn'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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