Meaning and history
Allen is a variant of Alan or a surname derived from the same name. Notable bearers include the American beat poet Allen Ginsberg (1926–1997) and the American film director and actor Woody Allen (born 1935), who adopted Allen from his given name as a stage name.
20062006: 1,229 births, rank #283
2007: 1,198 births, rank #287
2008: 1,139 births, rank #293
2009: 1,039 births, rank #310
2010: 975 births, rank #322
20112011: 1,005 births, rank #317
2012: 959 births, rank #329
2013: 917 births, rank #348
2014: 860 births, rank #367
2015: 976 births, rank #349
20162016: 895 births, rank #370
2017: 791 births, rank #403
2018: 741 births, rank #421
2019: 702 births, rank #436
2020: 638 births, rank #463
20212021: 559 births, rank #524
2022: 529 births, rank #561
2023: 573 births, rank #517
2024: 502 births, rank #572
20252025: 507 births, rank #578
Allen moved from #572 to #578 for boys between 2024 and 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 1951, with 5,179 births.