Allan

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Allan, a variant spelling of Alan, is both a given name and an English and Scottish surname.

From Wikipedia

Allan first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1996 with 37 babies (rank #491 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Allan

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Allan yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

4Destiny numberThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
2Soul urgeThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
11PersonalityThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

516

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Allan

Allan McLeod Cormackbiophysicist · b. 1924
Allan Simonsenassociation football player · b. 1952
Allan Humebotanist · b. 1829
Allanassociation football player · b. 1991
Allan Holdsworthmusic educator · b. 1946

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	37	#491
1997	36	#514
1998	29	#616
1999	27	#639
2000	16	#955
2001	30	#620
2002	14	#1,131
2003	22	#889
2004	25	#841
2005	20	#1,052
2006	21	#1,049
2007	21	#1,128
2008	27	#966
2009	30	#905
2010	32	#899
2011	31	#930
2012	23	#1,152
2013	18	#1,342
2014	22	#1,182
2015	18	#1,380
2016	17	#1,504