Allen Name Popularity

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How popular is Allen?

In 2018 the somewhat popular name Allen, ranked the 421st Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 500 most popular, Allen has been a top 500 placer since the Social Security Administration began keeping records in 1880.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #71 for the first time in 1940 and as recently as 1950.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1951 with 5,182 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Allen was 172 in 1881.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Allen occurred roughly during the years 1908-1918, 1934-1938, 1939-1942, and 1943-1947.

Allen's popularity has been moving downward for some time. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Allen for their newborn has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Allen?

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

The name Allen still has a solid footing but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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		Allen (Girl)		Allen (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	733	421
2017		< 5	--	789	402
2016		6	14,414	892	370
2015		< 5	--	973	350
2014		5	16,631	857	367
2013		7	13,223	915	349
2012		5	17,005	958	328
2011		5	16,901	1,002	317
2010		8	12,329	972	322
2009		< 5	--	1,032	310
2008		9	11,641	1,137	294
2007		< 5	--	1,194	288
2006		< 5	--	1,225	283
2005		5	16,608	1,225	271
2004		8	11,676	1,297	255
2003		< 5	--	1,317	250
2002		6	13,680	1,381	246
2001		7	12,135	1,386	243
2000		8	10,781	1,348	250
1999		5	14,504	1,315	244
1998		< 5	--	1,316	239
1997		7	10,898	1,408	218
1996		5	13,612	1,467	212
1995		11	7,539	1,550	197
1994		12	7,119	1,747	179
1993		13	6,629	1,900	168
1992		12	7,074	1,918	165
1991		14	6,267	2,108	154
1990		15	5,843	2,218	141
1989		12	6,546	2,359	130
1988		10	7,127	2,209	134
1987		17	4,660	2,172	128
1986		32	2,904	2,118	128
1985		21	3,859	2,186	128
1984		21	3,727	2,125	128
1983		19	3,950	2,248	120
1982		22	3,653	2,217	122
1981		19	4,011	2,063	131
1980		17	4,327	2,212	124
1979		17	4,235	1,942	139
1978		9	6,398	1,827	144
1977		24	3,177	1,818	144
1976		18	3,678	1,969	134
1975		12	4,861	2,037	126
1974		13	4,463	2,102	125
1973		15	3,975	2,079	124
1972		8	5,967	2,303	123
1971		15	3,947	2,672	120
1970		21	3,112	2,933	114
1969		25	2,646	2,889	111
1968		18	3,061	2,965	100
1967		24	2,492	3,125	100
1966		26	2,354	3,419	97
1965		19	2,836	3,838	92
1964		23	2,601	4,104	93
1963		17	3,066	4,338	90
1962		26	2,357	4,270	93
1961		26	2,354	4,386	96
1960		20	2,736	4,376	98
1959		17	2,870	4,362	97
1958		24	2,321	4,509	92
1957		14	3,153	4,425	91
1956		26	2,150	4,600	87
1955		24	2,227	4,744	84
1954		23	2,241	4,827	82
1953		20	2,363	4,854	81
1952		15	2,815	4,956	78
1951		24	2,017	5,182	72
1950		19	2,255	4,841	71
1949		21	2,136	4,733	71
1948		25	1,902	4,759	72
1947		24	1,993	5,074	73
1946		16	2,395	4,292	74
1945		18	1,994	3,481	74
1944		13	2,511	3,419	77
1943		30	1,527	3,628	76
1942		33	1,413	3,572	71
1941		21	1,751	3,058	73
1940		16	2,032	3,029	71
1939		27	1,424	2,927	72
1938		19	1,807	2,833	73
1937		13	2,319	2,518	76
1936		11	2,523	2,313	81
1935		20	1,722	2,311	83
1934		16	2,006	2,243	88
1933		23	1,553	2,204	84
1932		27	1,450	2,419	80
1931		25	1,502	2,307	79
1930		30	1,404	2,279	85
1929		28	1,447	2,187	86
1928		25	1,639	2,137	93
1927		30	1,488	2,102	95
1926		20	1,934	2,020	93
1925		36	1,324	2,034	94
1924		25	1,724	2,044	94
1923		15	2,369	1,875	97
1922		33	1,405	1,887	95
1921		24	1,766	1,938	94
1920		19	2,016	1,866	94
1919		19	1,921	1,653	101
1918		22	1,754	1,779	98
1917		25	1,509	1,592	100
1916		12	2,502	1,572	101
1915		25	1,440	1,458	99
1914		25	1,232	1,049	105
1913		15	1,533	903	100
1912		13	1,542	730	103
1911		12	1,375	402	98
1910		9	1,638	355	92
1909		6	1,964	312	93
1908		5	2,107	287	92
1907		8	1,515	309	85
1906		< 5	--	282	84
1905		< 5	--	272	88
1904		< 5	--	228	96
1903		5	1,800	219	91
1902		< 5	--	227	89
1901		< 5	--	199	88
1900		8	1,437	223	104
1899		< 5	--	191	91
1898		5	1,706	185	103
1897		< 5	--	226	82
1896		6	1,421	219	91
1895		< 5	--	196	98
1894		< 5	--	219	89
1893		< 5	--	180	99
1892		< 5	--	224	89
1891		< 5	--	173	94
1890		< 5	--	189	90
1889		< 5	--	222	79
1888		< 5	--	260	75
1887		< 5	--	202	81
1886		< 5	--	211	82
1885		< 5	--	184	87
1884		< 5	--	182	87
1883		< 5	--	175	82
1882		< 5	--	206	80
1881		< 5	--	172	80
1880		< 5	--	184	82

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.