Allan is a familiar variant of Alan that peaked in 1947 and has since faded.
Allan is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,013 for boy births in the United States (and #2,057 across all names), given to 223 babies. Allan first appears in 1880 and peaked in 1947 (2,187 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 223 | 223 | — | #1,013 |
| 2024 | 283 | 288 | — | #857 |
| 2023 | 302 | 312 | — | #813 |
| 2022 | 301 | 306 | — | #824 |
| 2021 | 283 | 289 | — | #840 |
| 2020 | 278 | 284 | — | #826 |
| 2019 | 280 | 291 | — | #813 |
| 2018 | 294 | 303 | — | #782 |
| 2017 | 301 | 309 | — | #777 |
| 2016 | 329 | 336 | — | #742 |
| 2015 | 392 | 415 | — | #659 |
| 2014 | 333 | 351 | — | #723 |
| 2013 | 370 | 389 | — | #656 |
| 2012 | 340 | 352 | — | #695 |
| 2011 | 350 | 370 | — | #675 |
| 2010 | 403 | 421 | — | #614 |
| 2009 | 471 | 497 | — | #561 |
| 2008 | 478 | 496 | — | #551 |
| 2007 | 506 | 530 | — | #518 |
| 2006 | 514 | 526 | — | #504 |
| 2005 | 555 | 572 | — | #461 |
| 2004 | 588 | 616 | — | #444 |
| 2003 | 625 | 647 | — | #412 |
| 2002 | 495 | 516 | — | #477 |
| 2001 | 489 | 511 | — | #483 |
| 2000 | 485 | 494 | — | #483 |
| 1999 | 515 | 531 | — | #445 |
| 1998 | 497 | 510 | — | #452 |
| 1997 | 486 | — | — | #452 |
| 1996 | 449 | — | — | #481 |
| 1995 | 539 | — | — | #422 |
| 1994 | 536 | — | #13,516 | #428 |
| 1993 | 574 | — | — | #403 |
| 1992 | 595 | — | — | #384 |
| 1991 | 601 | — | — | #377 |
| 1990 | 605 | — | — | #384 |
| 1989 | 598 | — | #9,706 | #378 |
| 1988 | 591 | — | — | #351 |
| 1987 | 545 | — | #9,868 | #361 |
| 1986 | 517 | — | #10,956 | #364 |
| 1985 | 525 | — | #9,340 | #356 |
| 1984 | 592 | — | #9,172 | #326 |
| 1983 | 594 | — | #10,315 | #323 |
| 1982 | 595 | — | #9,263 | #323 |
| 1981 | 552 | — | — | #335 |
| 1980 | 538 | — | — | #343 |
| 1979 | 533 | — | #10,243 | #342 |
| 1978 | 513 | — | #9,789 | #342 |
| 1977 | 496 | — | #9,685 | #353 |
| 1976 | 503 | — | — | #343 |
| 1975 | 575 | — | — | #313 |
| 1974 | 537 | — | #8,814 | #329 |
| 1973 | 565 | — | #8,455 | #314 |
| 1972 | 626 | — | — | #295 |
| 1971 | 783 | — | #8,361 | #272 |
| 1970 | 816 | — | #7,085 | #267 |
| 1969 | 819 | — | #5,985 | #257 |
| 1968 | 878 | — | #6,264 | #243 |
| 1967 | 864 | — | #6,819 | #239 |
| 1966 | 986 | — | — | #222 |
| 1965 | 1,094 | — | — | #219 |
| 1964 | 1,170 | — | — | #220 |
| 1963 | 1,226 | — | #5,899 | #220 |
| 1962 | 1,286 | — | #4,874 | #215 |
| 1961 | 1,347 | — | — | #211 |
| 1960 | 1,478 | — | #5,708 | #197 |
| 1959 | 1,451 | — | #4,633 | #200 |
| 1958 | 1,604 | — | — | #180 |
| 1957 | 1,576 | — | #6,093 | #187 |
| 1956 | 1,636 | — | — | #177 |
| 1955 | 1,841 | — | — | #157 |
| 1954 | 1,960 | — | #5,159 | #149 |
| 1953 | 1,856 | — | — | #153 |
| 1952 | 1,936 | — | #5,573 | #146 |
| 1951 | 1,976 | — | #4,843 | #137 |
| 1950 | 1,898 | — | #4,327 | #142 |
| 1949 | 1,939 | — | #4,680 | #143 |
| 1948 | 2,063 | — | — | #132 |
| 1947 | 2,192 | — | #5,316 | #132 |
| 1946 | 2,067 | — | #4,429 | #124 |
| 1945 | 1,582 | — | — | #137 |
| 1944 | 1,507 | — | #4,065 | #141 |
| 1943 | 1,639 | — | — | #136 |
| 1942 | 1,764 | — | — | #124 |
| 1941 | 1,498 | — | #3,965 | #135 |
| 1940 | 1,615 | — | #3,509 | #115 |
| 1939 | 1,413 | — | — | #125 |
| 1938 | 1,549 | — | #2,943 | #119 |
| 1937 | 1,338 | — | — | #124 |
| 1936 | 1,129 | — | — | #138 |
| 1935 | 1,015 | — | — | #150 |
| 1934 | 993 | — | — | #151 |
| 1933 | 943 | — | #3,413 | #154 |
| 1932 | 1,008 | — | — | #153 |
| 1931 | 1,008 | — | #3,860 | #151 |
| 1930 | 985 | — | — | #155 |
| 1929 | 938 | — | #3,399 | #161 |
| 1928 | 857 | — | #2,501 | #171 |
| 1927 | 721 | — | — | #196 |
| 1926 | 780 | — | — | #182 |
| 1925 | 726 | — | #4,038 | #193 |
| 1924 | 697 | — | #5,091 | #201 |
| 1923 | 598 | — | — | #216 |
| 1922 | 599 | — | #5,035 | #226 |
| 1921 | 576 | — | — | #231 |
| 1920 | 535 | — | — | #235 |
| 1919 | 481 | — | — | #240 |
| 1918 | 477 | — | — | #244 |
| 1917 | 451 | — | — | #238 |
| 1916 | 446 | — | — | #236 |
| 1915 | 441 | — | — | #227 |
| 1914 | 307 | — | — | #244 |
| 1913 | 230 | — | — | #249 |
| 1912 | 221 | — | — | #234 |
| 1911 | 101 | — | — | #255 |
| 1910 | 82 | — | — | #270 |
| 1909 | 74 | — | — | #259 |
| 1908 | 68 | — | — | #255 |
| 1907 | 53 | — | — | #292 |
| 1906 | 49 | — | — | #286 |
| 1905 | 48 | — | — | #284 |
| 1904 | 45 | — | — | #285 |
| 1903 | 37 | — | — | #310 |
| 1902 | 56 | — | — | #248 |
| 1901 | 39 | — | — | #275 |
| 1900 | 64 | — | — | #254 |
| 1899 | 28 | — | — | #336 |
| 1898 | 36 | — | — | #320 |
| 1897 | 30 | — | — | #339 |
| 1896 | 34 | — | — | #323 |
| 1895 | 22 | — | — | #415 |
| 1894 | 31 | — | — | #319 |
| 1893 | 28 | — | — | #331 |
| 1892 | 33 | — | — | #320 |
| 1891 | 19 | — | — | #398 |
| 1890 | 37 | — | — | #282 |
| 1889 | 31 | — | — | #313 |
| 1888 | 30 | — | — | #330 |
| 1887 | 21 | — | — | #356 |
| 1886 | 25 | — | — | #336 |
| 1885 | 19 | — | — | #411 |
| 1884 | 30 | — | — | #318 |
| 1883 | 19 | — | — | #403 |
| 1882 | 15 | — | — | #469 |
| 1881 | 18 | — | — | #395 |
| 1880 | 20 | — | — | #381 |