Allan Name Popularity

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How popular is Allan?

In 2018 the less frequently given name Allan, ranked the 778th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 1000 most popular, Allan has been a top 1000 placer since the Social Security Administration began keeping records in 1880.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #115 in 1940.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1947 with 2,187 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Allan was 15 in 1882.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Allan occurred roughly during the years 1897-1900, 1907-1915, 1921-1924, 1933-1938, 1943-1947, and 2000-2003.

Allan's popularity has been moving downward for some time. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Allan lately has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Allan?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very low point.

The name Allan is used by only a select few and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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		Allan (Girl)		Allan (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	294	778
2017		< 5	--	301	776
2016		< 5	--	328	742
2015		< 5	--	391	658
2014		< 5	--	333	722
2013		< 5	--	369	656
2012		< 5	--	340	693
2011		< 5	--	350	674
2010		< 5	--	403	614
2009		< 5	--	471	559
2008		< 5	--	477	553
2007		< 5	--	506	518
2006		< 5	--	513	505
2005		< 5	--	554	462
2004		< 5	--	588	443
2003		< 5	--	624	414
2002		< 5	--	495	477
2001		< 5	--	489	483
2000		< 5	--	484	484
1999		< 5	--	515	445
1998		< 5	--	497	452
1997		< 5	--	486	452
1996		< 5	--	449	481
1995		< 5	--	539	422
1994		5	13,513	531	428
1993		< 5	--	573	404
1992		< 5	--	595	384
1991		< 5	--	601	377
1990		< 5	--	605	384
1989		7	9,701	591	378
1988		< 5	--	590	352
1987		6	9,864	539	361
1986		5	10,948	512	364
1985		6	9,338	517	356
1984		6	9,167	586	326
1983		5	10,313	589	324
1982		6	9,256	590	323
1981		< 5	--	552	335
1980		< 5	--	538	341
1979		5	10,238	529	342
1978		5	9,791	507	342
1977		5	9,686	491	353
1976		< 5	--	506	342
1975		< 5	--	577	313
1974		5	8,809	534	329
1973		5	8,450	561	313
1972		< 5	--	625	295
1971		5	8,358	780	271
1970		6	7,077	806	267
1969		7	5,984	814	257
1968		6	6,264	874	242
1967		5	6,817	858	239
1966		< 5	--	987	222
1965		< 5	--	1,094	219
1964		< 5	--	1,169	220
1963		6	5,899	1,222	220
1962		8	4,874	1,281	215
1961		< 5	--	1,343	211
1960		6	5,704	1,474	197
1959		8	4,631	1,435	200
1958		< 5	--	1,603	180
1957		5	6,094	1,571	187
1956		< 5	--	1,634	177
1955		< 5	--	1,844	157
1954		6	5,157	1,954	150
1953		< 5	--	1,856	153
1952		5	5,575	1,932	146
1951		6	4,844	1,969	137
1950		7	4,330	1,891	142
1949		6	4,679	1,934	143
1948		< 5	--	2,060	132
1947		5	5,317	2,187	132
1946		6	4,428	2,060	124
1945		< 5	--	1,581	138
1944		6	4,066	1,501	141
1943		< 5	--	1,640	136
1942		< 5	--	1,764	124
1941		6	3,964	1,492	135
1940		7	3,509	1,608	115
1939		< 5	--	1,411	125
1938		9	2,945	1,541	119
1937		< 5	--	1,338	124
1936		< 5	--	1,129	138
1935		< 5	--	1,015	150
1934		< 5	--	993	151
1933		7	3,413	935	154
1932		< 5	--	1,008	153
1931		6	3,863	1,001	151
1930		< 5	--	985	155
1929		8	3,400	929	160
1928		13	2,500	845	171
1927		< 5	--	721	196
1926		< 5	--	780	182
1925		7	4,036	718	194
1924		5	5,091	693	201
1923		< 5	--	597	216
1922		5	5,036	594	226
1921		< 5	--	576	231
1920		< 5	--	535	235
1919		< 5	--	481	240
1918		< 5	--	477	244
1917		< 5	--	451	238
1916		< 5	--	446	236
1915		< 5	--	441	227
1914		< 5	--	307	244
1913		< 5	--	230	249
1912		< 5	--	221	234
1911		< 5	--	101	255
1910		< 5	--	82	270
1909		< 5	--	74	259
1908		< 5	--	68	255
1907		< 5	--	53	292
1906		< 5	--	49	286
1905		< 5	--	48	284
1904		< 5	--	45	285
1903		< 5	--	37	310
1902		< 5	--	56	248
1901		< 5	--	39	275
1900		< 5	--	64	254
1899		< 5	--	28	336
1898		< 5	--	36	320
1897		< 5	--	30	339
1896		< 5	--	34	323
1895		< 5	--	22	415
1894		< 5	--	31	319
1893		< 5	--	28	331
1892		< 5	--	33	320
1891		< 5	--	19	398
1890		< 5	--	37	282
1889		< 5	--	31	313
1888		< 5	--	30	330
1887		< 5	--	21	356
1886		< 5	--	25	336
1885		< 5	--	19	411
1884		< 5	--	30	318
1883		< 5	--	19	403
1882		< 5	--	15	469
1881		< 5	--	18	395
1880		< 5	--	20	381

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.