Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Allan

#325 most common boys' name of all time · #719 across all names · >99% male / <1% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#325
Rank overall
#719 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
96,711
Since 2016
2,874
Peak year
1947 #132
Best rank
#115 1940
Girls Boys peak 2,192/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Allan is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 223 223 #1,012
2024 — 283 283 #858
2023 — 302 302 #813
2022 — 301 301 #824
2021 — 283 283 #841
2020 — 278 278 #826
2019 — 280 280 #813
2018 — 294 294 #782
2017 — 301 301 #777
2016 — 329 329 #741
2015 — 392 392 #659
2014 — 333 333 #723
2013 — 370 370 #656
2012 — 340 340 #697
2011 — 350 350 #675
2010 — 403 403 #614
2009 — 471 471 #561
2008 — 478 478 #551
2007 — 506 506 #518
2006 — 514 514 #504
2005 — 555 555 #461
2004 — 588 588 #444
2003 — 625 625 #413
2002 — 495 495 #477
2001 — 489 489 #483
2000 — 485 485 #484
1999 — 515 515 #445
1998 — 497 497 #452
1997 — 486 486 #452
1996 — 449 449 #481
1995 — 539 539 #422
1994 5 531 536 #428
1993 — 574 574 #403
1992 — 595 595 #384
1991 — 601 601 #377
1990 — 605 605 #384
1989 7 591 598 #379
1988 — 591 591 #351
1987 6 539 545 #361
1986 5 512 517 #364
1985 6 519 525 #355
1984 6 586 592 #326
1983 5 589 594 #323
1982 6 589 595 #323
1981 — 552 552 #335
1980 — 538 538 #343
1979 5 528 533 #342
1978 5 508 513 #342
1977 5 491 496 #353
1976 — 503 503 #343
1975 — 575 575 #313
1974 5 532 537 #329
1973 5 560 565 #314
1972 — 626 626 #295
1971 5 778 783 #272
1970 6 810 816 #267
1969 7 812 819 #257
1968 6 872 878 #243
1967 5 859 864 #239
1966 — 986 986 #222
1965 — 1,094 1,094 #219
1964 — 1,170 1,170 #220
1963 6 1,220 1,226 #220
1962 8 1,278 1,286 #215
1961 — 1,347 1,347 #211
1960 6 1,472 1,478 #197
1959 8 1,443 1,451 #200
1958 — 1,604 1,604 #180
1957 5 1,571 1,576 #187
1956 — 1,636 1,636 #177
1955 — 1,841 1,841 #157
1954 6 1,954 1,960 #149
1953 — 1,856 1,856 #153
1952 5 1,931 1,936 #146
1951 6 1,970 1,976 #137
1950 7 1,891 1,898 #142
1949 6 1,933 1,939 #143
1948 — 2,063 2,063 #132
1947 5 2,187 2,192 #132
1946 6 2,061 2,067 #124
1945 — 1,582 1,582 #138
1944 6 1,501 1,507 #141
1943 — 1,639 1,639 #136
1942 — 1,764 1,764 #124
1941 6 1,492 1,498 #135
1940 7 1,608 1,615 #115
1939 — 1,413 1,413 #125
1938 9 1,540 1,549 #119
1937 — 1,338 1,338 #124
1936 — 1,129 1,129 #138
1935 — 1,015 1,015 #151
1934 — 993 993 #151
1933 7 936 943 #154
1932 — 1,008 1,008 #153
1931 6 1,002 1,008 #151
1930 — 985 985 #155
1929 8 930 938 #161
1928 13 844 857 #171
1927 — 721 721 #196
1926 — 780 780 #182
1925 7 719 726 #193
1924 5 692 697 #201
1923 — 598 598 #216
1922 5 594 599 #226
1921 — 576 576 #231
1920 — 535 535 #235
1919 — 481 481 #240
1918 — 477 477 #245
1917 — 451 451 #238
1916 — 446 446 #236
1915 — 441 441 #227
1914 — 307 307 #244
1913 — 230 230 #249
1912 — 221 221 #234
1911 — 101 101 #256
1910 — 82 82 #272
1909 — 74 74 #259
1908 — 68 68 #256
1907 — 53 53 #292
1906 — 49 49 #290
1905 — 48 48 #287
1904 — 45 45 #287
1903 — 37 37 #310
1902 — 56 56 #249
1901 — 39 39 #276
1900 — 64 64 #254
1899 — 28 28 #342
1898 — 36 36 #321
1897 — 30 30 #343
1896 — 34 34 #325
1895 — 22 22 #419
1894 — 31 31 #321
1893 — 28 28 #333
1892 — 33 33 #326
1891 — 19 19 #401
1890 — 37 37 #288
1889 — 31 31 #315
1888 — 30 30 #339
1887 — 21 21 #363
1886 — 25 25 #343
1885 — 19 19 #415
1884 — 30 30 #323
1883 — 19 19 #405
1882 — 15 15 #474
1881 — 18 18 #405
1880 — 20 20 #382