Gender
Origin
- Celtic/Gaelic
- Handsome
- Celtic
Syllables
2
Themes
- Surname
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Allen
Pronunciation
a(l)-len
Celebrity Babies
Basketball player Allen Iverson, Baseball player Allen Watson, Football player Allen Barbre, Football player Allen Langford
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1951 (rank #73, 5,179 births); most recent 2025 (rank #578, 507 births)
- Girls: peak in 1925 (rank #1323, 36 births); most recent 2020 (rank #8947, 11 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 507 | – |
| 2024 | 497 | – |
| 2023 | 572 | – |
| 2022 | 529 | – |
| 2021 | 558 | – |
| 2020 | 637 | 11 |
| 2019 | 702 | 7 |
| 2018 | 741 | – |
| 2017 | 790 | – |
| 2016 | 895 | 6 |
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 2007 (rank #1080, 22 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3239, 6 births)
- Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #5666, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | – |
| 2024 | 4 | – |
| 2023 | 16 | – |
| 2022 | 7 | 3 |
| 2021 | 4 | – |
| 2020 | 9 | – |
| 2019 | 7 | 3 |
| 2018 | 6 | – |
| 2017 | 9 | – |
| 2016 | 10 | – |
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 2016 (rank #2557, 9 births); most recent 2023 (rank #3645, 5 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | 7 |
| 2020 | 8 |
| 2019 | 7 |
| 2018 | 6 |
| 2017 | 6 |
| 2016 | 9 |
| 2015 | 9 |
| 2014 | 5 |
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 1971 (rank #137, 26 births); most recent 2010 (rank #720, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 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 1974 (rank #150, 15 births); most recent 1997 (rank #403, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
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 British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 1955 (rank #69, 53 births); most recent 2020 (rank #342, 11 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | 11 |
| 2019 | 8 |
| 2018 | 6 |
| 2017 | 7 |
| 2016 | 5 |
| 2015 | 12 |
| 2014 | 5 |
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