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How popular is the name Allen?
Births per year, rank history and how many Allens are alive today.
Allen (male) is a rare spelling of the boys' name Alan in England and Wales, ranked 3256th in 2025 and given to 6 babies. This spelling of the name peaked in 2007, when 22 babies were given the name, the 1079th most popular that year. It has declined since 2007; the 2025 figure is roughly 27% of its peak.
Across all spellings of the name, the Alan you are most likely to meet is around 71 years old. Half of all Alans born in England and Wales are between 59 and 77, and there are at least 240,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's roughly a 55% chance that at least one of them will be called Alan.
How many babies are named Allen each year?
Includes all spellings: Allen, Alan, Allan. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does the Allen spelling rank?
Where does the Alan spelling rank?
Where does the Allan spelling rank?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Allen most popular?
The most popular form of the name, Alan, peaked in 1954, when around 8,700 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Allen spelling itself peaked in 2007, with 22 babies.
How many people are called Allen?
At least 240,000 people named Allen in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Allen?
Most living Allens are between 59 and 77; the most common age is about 71.
Is Allen becoming more or less popular?
Rising: numbers have been climbing in recent years.