Allen

Origin	Gender	Meaning
Scottish	Boy	harmonious

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Popularity of Allen

Popularity Analysis

The name Allen first appeared in the social security administration database in 1880. Its highest recorded popularity was in 1940 when it reached rank #71. It broke into the top 100 for 83 years. As of 2024, it ranked #573.

Year	Rank	Gender	% of Total Gender
2024	573	Male	0.0269%
2023	516	Male	0.0311%
2022	561	Male	0.0282%
2021	525	Male	0.0298%
2020	463	Male	0.0346%
2019	436	Male	0.0364%
2018	421	Male	0.0381%
2017	402	Male	0.0400%
2016	370	Male	0.0443%
2015	350	Male	0.0476%
2014	367	Male	0.0420%
2013	349	Male	0.0454%
2012	328	Male	0.0473%
2011	317	Male	0.0493%
2010	323	Male	0.0470%
2009	312	Male	0.0484%
2008	295	Male	0.0521%
2007	288	Male	0.0538%
2006	284	Male	0.0558%
2005	273	Male	0.0574%
2004	256	Male	0.0612%
2003	250	Male	0.0625%
2002	246	Male	0.0666%
2001	245	Male	0.0668%
2000	251	Male	0.0642%
1999	245	Male	0.0640%
1998	239	Male	0.0647%
1997	219	Male	0.0701%
1996	212	Male	0.0730%
1995	197	Male	0.0768%
1994	179	Male	0.0855%
1993	168	Male	0.0918%
1992	166	Male	0.0910%
1991	154	Male	0.0991%
1990	141	Male	0.1030%
1989	130	Male	0.1126%
1988	134	Male	0.1102%
1987	129	Male	0.1114%
1986	128	Male	0.1103%
1985	128	Male	0.1138%
1984	128	Male	0.1132%
1983	120	Male	0.1205%
1982	122	Male	0.1175%
1981	131	Male	0.1106%
1980	125	Male	0.1191%
1979	138	Male	0.1084%
1978	144	Male	0.1068%
1977	144	Male	0.1067%
1976	134	Male	0.1206%
1975	126	Male	0.1254%
1974	125	Male	0.1289%
1973	124	Male	0.1284%
1972	123	Male	0.1376%
1971	120	Male	0.1470%
1970	113	Male	0.1541%
1969	110	Male	0.1582%
1968	100	Male	0.1669%
1967	100	Male	0.1756%
1966	97	Male	0.1878%
1965	92	Male	0.2026%
1964	93	Male	0.2024%
1963	90	Male	0.2105%
1962	93	Male	0.2029%
1961	96	Male	0.2036%
1960	99	Male	0.2018%
1959	97	Male	0.2016%
1958	92	Male	0.2093%
1957	91	Male	0.2021%
1956	87	Male	0.2143%
1955	83	Male	0.2274%
1954	82	Male	0.2329%
1953	81	Male	0.2427%
1952	78	Male	0.2511%
1951	73	Male	0.2708%
1950	71	Male	0.2662%
1949	71	Male	0.2627%
1948	71	Male	0.2676%
1947	73	Male	0.2730%
1946	74	Male	0.2603%
1945	74	Male	0.2542%
1944	77	Male	0.2461%
1943	76	Male	0.2494%
1942	71	Male	0.2539%
1941	73	Male	0.2437%
1940	71	Male	0.2556%
1939	72	Male	0.2585%
1938	73	Male	0.2493%
1937	76	Male	0.2300%
1936	81	Male	0.2173%
1935	83	Male	0.2156%
1934	88	Male	0.2116%
1933	84	Male	0.2161%
1932	80	Male	0.2248%
1931	79	Male	0.2159%
1930	85	Male	0.2016%
1929	86	Male	0.1976%
1928	93	Male	0.1870%
1927	95	Male	0.1808%
1926	93	Male	0.1762%
1925	94	Male	0.1769%
1924	94	Male	0.1745%
1923	97	Male	0.1655%
1922	95	Male	0.1682%
1921	94	Male	0.1702%
1920	94	Male	0.1696%
1919	101	Male	0.1628%
1918	98	Male	0.1698%
1917	100	Male	0.1660%
1916	101	Male	0.1704%
1915	99	Male	0.1655%
1914	105	Male	0.1535%
1913	100	Male	0.1686%
1912	102	Male	0.1617%
1911	98	Male	0.1666%
1910	92	Male	0.1703%
1909	92	Male	0.1770%
1908	92	Male	0.1725%
1907	85	Male	0.1948%
1906	84	Male	0.1957%
1905	88	Male	0.1899%
1904	96	Male	0.1646%
1903	91	Male	0.1693%
1902	89	Male	0.1710%
1901	88	Male	0.1721%
1900	104	Male	0.1374%
1899	91	Male	0.1658%
1898	102	Male	0.1408%
1897	82	Male	0.1853%
1896	91	Male	0.1697%
1895	98	Male	0.1548%
1894	89	Male	0.1753%
1893	99	Male	0.1487%
1892	89	Male	0.1704%
1891	94	Male	0.1583%
1890	90	Male	0.1579%
1889	79	Male	0.1865%
1888	75	Male	0.2001%
1887	81	Male	0.1848%
1886	82	Male	0.1772%
1885	87	Male	0.1587%
1884	87	Male	0.1483%
1883	82	Male	0.1556%
1882	80	Male	0.1688%
1881	80	Male	0.1588%
1880	82	Male	0.1554%

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