Allan
A boys’ name of Irish origin, meaning fair, handsome; variant of Alan.
How Allan has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #658 |
| 2016 | #742 |
| 2017 | #777 |
| 2018 | #782 |
| 2019 | #813 |
| 2020 | #824 |
| 2021 | #837 |
| 2022 | #820 |
| 2023 | #808 |
| 2024 | #851 |
Allan by the numbers
In 2025, 5 babies in England and Wales were named Allan. In the US, 301 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 2,187 babies in 1947, so it is a 1940s name that has since fallen a long way.
Other names that come from Alan
Like Allan, each of these traces back to Alan: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Allan. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Allan
Names that are said the same way as Allan, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Alainbright or fair; a form of Alan55 in the US (2017)
- Alenbright; a form of Alan38 in the US (2017)
- Alonoak tree24 in the US (2017)
- Alinfair; bright; a form of Alan5 in England and Wales (2025)
- Allynnoble friend; a form of Alden or Allen13 in the US (2017)
- Alannfair; bright; a form of alan10 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean beauty
Like Allan, each of these has beauty in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Kevinhandsome at birth3,813 in the US (2017)
- Finleyfair-haired warrior1,733 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mackenzieson of the fair one; surname used as given name2,976 in the US (2017)
- Jadejade stone; symbol of virtue and beauty2,765 in the US (2017)
- Beauhandsome487 in England and Wales (2025)
- Finnfair or white706 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Allan
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