Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Allan

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Allan
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1947

Peak rank proxy

2,187

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Boomer

1880Peak 19472024

Peak year

1947

Decline from peak

87.1%

2024

283

All-time

96,230

Allan has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1947, when 2,187 boys were named Allan.

In 2024, only 283 boys were given the name.

Down 87.1% from its peak.

All told, about 96,230 Americans have been named Allan and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationBoomer

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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