Allen
3 countries#578 in United States, 2025Popularity across 3 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Allen was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
Country by country
United States
273,662 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #578 · peaked in 1951 with 5,203 births
Most common in: California, New York, Texas, Pennsylvania, Illinois
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
France
239 births recorded 1948–2021 · peaked in 2012 with 9 births
Most common in: Moselle, Paris
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
Scotland
158 births recorded 1974–1997 · peaked in 1974 with 15 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Allen’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #283 | — |
| 2007 | #287 | ↓4 |
| 2008 | #293 | ↓6 |
| 2009 | #310 | ↓17 |
| 2010 | #322 | ↓12 |
| 2011 | #317 | ↑5 |
| 2012 | #329 | ↓12 |
| 2013 | #348 | ↓19 |
| 2014 | #367 | ↓19 |
| 2015 | #349 | ↑18 |
| 2016 | #370 | ↓21 |
| 2017 | #403 | ↓33 |
| 2018 | #421 | ↓18 |
| 2019 | #436 | ↓15 |
| 2020 | #463 | ↓27 |
| 2021 | #524 | ↓61 |
| 2022 | #561 | ↓37 |
| 2023 | #517 | ↑44 |
| 2024 | #572 | ↓55 |
| 2025 | #578 | ↓6 |
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