The first name Allan

In 2025, 5 boys were named Allan, making it the 3,684th most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 1996, with 37 births (#489).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Allan with other names.

In 2025, 223 boys born in the United States were named Allan, the 1,013th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1947, when 2,187 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Edgar Allan Poe
  American writer and literary critic (1809–1849)
• Arno Allan Penzias
  German-born American physicist, 1933–2024
• Allan McLeod Cormack
  American physicist (1924-1998)
• Allan Simonsen
  Danish footballer, born 1952
• Allan Hume
  British Ornithologist and Founder of the Indian National Congress (1829–1912)
• Allan
  Brazilian association football player (born 1991)
• Allan Saint-Maximin
  French footballer, born 1997
• Allan Nyom
  Cameroonian footballer, born 1988
• Allan Holdsworth
  British musician (1946–2017)
• Allan Bloom
  American philosopher, classicist, and academician (1930–1992)
• Allan McNish
  British racing driver, born 1969
• Allan Sandage
  American astronomer (1926-2010)

How popular is the name Allan?

In 2025, 5 boys born in England and Wales were named Allan, ranking 3,684th. Its peak was 1996, with 37 births.

Is Allan a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 96,711 US babies named Allan since 1880 were boys.

When was Allan most popular?

1947 in the United States, when 2,187 babies were named Allan, its highest rank at 132nd.

What name is Allan a form of?

Allan is a form of Alan.

What are other spellings of Allan?

Alan, Allen and Alen.

Is Allan also a surname?

Yes. Allan is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.