Allan

Origin: Variant of Alan · Origin disputed; possibly linked to a word for noble (from Old Breton)

Boy's name · #1013 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Popularity over time

Allan holds its lane: charted since 1880 and rarely far from where it stands today (#1013 in 2025). About 96,000 boys have carried it along the way. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 19 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#120 in Sweden (2025) · #222 in Ecuador (2025) · #418 in Norway (2025) · #1,002 in France (2025) · #1,957 in Switzerland (2025) · #1,071 in Canada (2024).

Famous Allans

Allan McLeod Cormack — American physicist (1924–1998)
Allan Kardec — Systematizer of Spiritism (1804–1869)
Allan Simonsen — Danish footballer
Allan Hume — British Ornithologist and Founder of the Indian National Congress (1829–1912)
Allan — Brazilian association football player (born 1991)

In stories & tradition

Allan Quatermain — King Solomon's Mines (book)
Allan Thompson — The Adventures of Tintin (comics)

What Allans become

Among 2,140 notable people named Allan:

Sports figures appear 1.42× more often than among typical names — e.g. Allan Simonsen, Danish footballer.

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variants Alan (#191) and Allen (#578), Allan would rank around #137 with about 2,600 births last year — the newborns split about 73/19/8 across Alan, Allen, and Allan.

Similar names: Alan · Frankie · Alvin · Melvin · Alfonso · Dion

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