Line Chart Allen

Kind • Generous • Peaceable

Name
Meaning:

  • Handsome

  • National
    Origins:

  • Celtic

  • Fun Facts

    Most Common Nicknames: Al, Len Or Lenny.

    Allen Name Popularity


    Boys vs Girls

    99.31%
    Male

    0.69%
    Female

    Allen is predominantly a boys name, with 0.69% of Allens being girls, and 99.31% being boys.

    In the United States there have been a total of 269729 males named Allen, and 1867 females given the name

    Names Similar to Allen

    Rank Name Global Rank
    1. Alan 274
    2. Allan 1586
    3. Aaliyan 3572
    4. Ailan 3572
    5. Alain 3572
    6. Alam 3572
    7. Alameen 3572
    8. Alamin 3572

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    Popularity of Allen by state:

    This chart shows the maximum percentage of babys named Allen in each state. Lighter colors indicate higher percentages and popularity, while lower colors indicate less popularity.
    Lighter = More Popular
    Darker = Less Popular

    Allen: Baby name popularity graph, 1880-2024


    The below graph, labeled 'Percentage named Allen' is a graph showing the overall ranking of the girls name Allen in the USA from 1880-2024. 1 being the highest and most popular, 66358 being the lowest and least used. Through these years over 66358 unique total names have been given to girls living in the United States so far. Allen's average ranking is 4180.63, with it's highest ever rank being #. Allen has reach the top 10 most popular girls name 1 times, and has reached the top hundred names 1 times.

    Allen has been used in the United States ever since 1880, with over 271596 girls given the name in the past 200 years. Allen gained the most popularity as a baby name in 1917, when it's usage went up by 200.88%. During this year, 25 babies were named Allen, which was 0.0013% of the baby girls born in the USA that year. The most the names popularity ever grew to was 0.002%, in this year alone more than 0 girls were named Allen.

    Popular 'A' Names - Girls

    Girls names starting with 'A'

    Listed below are the 20 most commonly used baby names begining with A. These girls names are ordered by their overall popularity of recently named babies in the United states. Also listed is their their rank compared to other 'A' names, their over all rank among all girl names, the total number of baby girls expected to be given this name in 2024, and the total percentage of girls given this name.

    Name 'A-Name' Rank Overall Rank Total Named Percentage named
    Ava 1. 4. 16237 0.449%
    Abigail 2. 23. 11699 0.323%
    Amelia 3. 30. 10702 0.296%
    Avery 4. 51. 8733 0.241%
    Aria 5. 78. 6904 0.191%
    Aubrey 6. 83. 6507 0.18%
    Addison 7. 88. 6295 0.174%
    Audrey 8. 111. 5330 0.147%
    Allison 9. 134. 4762 0.132%
    Alexa 10. 135. 4760 0.132%
    Anna 11. 136. 4749 0.131%
    Aaliyah 12. 139. 4611 0.127%
    Ariana 13. 140. 4577 0.127%
    Adeline 14. 160. 4103 0.113%
    Autumn 15. 164. 3990 0.11%
    Aurora 16. 166. 3963 0.11%
    Arianna 17. 169. 3869 0.107%
    Alice 18. 181. 3669 0.101%
    Aubree 19. 201. 3390 0.094%
    Ashley 20. 236. 3024 0.084%

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