Gender
Origin
- Celtic/Gaelic
- Handsome
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Allan
Pronunciation
a(l)-lan
More about the name
Allan, a variant spelling of Alan, is both a given name and an English and Scottish surname.
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Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1947 (rank #132, 2,188 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1012, 223 births)
- Girls: peak in 1928 (rank #2495, 13 births); most recent 1994 (rank #13427, 5 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 223 | – |
| 2024 | 283 | – |
| 2023 | 302 | – |
| 2022 | 301 | – |
| 2021 | 283 | – |
| 2020 | 278 | – |
| 2019 | 280 | – |
| 2018 | 294 | – |
| 2017 | 301 | – |
| 2016 | 328 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 1996 (rank #489, 37 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3655, 5 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 |
| 2024 | 12 |
| 2023 | 13 |
| 2022 | 11 |
| 2021 | 12 |
| 2020 | 11 |
| 2019 | 9 |
| 2018 | 8 |
| 2017 | 13 |
| 2016 | 17 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 1998 (rank #62, 1,366 births); most recent 2023 (rank #988, 37 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 37 |
| 2022 | 47 |
| 2021 | 57 |
| 2020 | 61 |
| 2019 | 80 |
| 2018 | 78 |
| 2017 | 112 |
| 2016 | 80 |
| 2015 | 88 |
| 2014 | 126 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 1974 (rank #121, 34 births); most recent 2019 (rank #616, 4 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 1980 (rank #36, 286 births); most recent 2023 (rank #614, 4 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2022 | 7 |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | 10 |
| 2018 | 8 |
| 2017 | 5 |
| 2016 | 20 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Northern Ireland
- Boys: peak in 1998 (rank #207, 6 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)
Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 1956 (rank #32, 135 births); most recent 2018 (rank #399, 9 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 9 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | 7 |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence