Origin and Meaning of the Name Allan

Allan

Celtic - Male

Harmony, stone, or noble. Also fair, handsome. Originally a saint's name, it was reintroduced to Britain during the Norman Conquest, remained popular throughout the Middle Ages, and was revived in the 19th century. See also Allen.

  • Rated 3.43 out of 4 stars

Rating: 3.43 (86 votes)

Allan male popularity statistics
Year Rank Trend +/- Quantity
2017 771 -29 301
2016 742 -85 328
2015 657 +65 391
2014 722 -66 333
2013 656 +37 369
2012 693 -19 340
2011 674 -60 350
2010 614 -55 403
2009 559 -6 471
2008 553 -35 477
2007 518 -14 506
2006 504 -42 513
2005 462 -19 554
2004 443 -29 588
2003 414 +63 624
2002 477 +6 495
2001 483 +1 489
2000 484 -39 484
1999 445 +7 514
1998 452 0 497
1997 452 +29 486
1996 481 -59 449
1995 422 +6 539
1994 428 -24 531
1993 404 -20 573
1992 384 -7 595
1991 377 +7 601
1990 384 -6 605
1989 378 -26 591
1988 352 +10 590
1987 362 +2 538
1986 364 -8 513
1985 356 -30 517
1984 326 -2 586
1983 324 -1 589
1982 323 +12 590
1981 335 +6 552
1980 341 +1 538
1979 342 0 528
1978 342 +11 507
1977 353 -11 491
1976 342 -29 506
1975 313 +16 577
1974 329 -16 534
1973 313 -18 561
1972 295 -24 625
1971 271 -4 781
1970 267 -10 806
1969 257 -14 814
1968 243 -4 874
1967 239 -17 858
1966 222 -3 988
1965 219 +1 1094
1964 220 0 1169
1963 220 -5 1222
1962 215 -4 1281
1961 211 -14 1343
1960 197 +4 1474
1959 201 -21 1433
1958 180 +7 1605
1957 187 -9 1571
1956 178 -21 1634
1955 157 -7 1846
1954 150 +4 1952
1953 154 -8 1855
1952 146 -9 1933
1951 137 +5 1970
1950 142 +1 1890
1949 143 -11 1935
1948 132 0 2060
1947 132 -8 2187
1946 124 +14 2061
1945 138 +3 1580
1944 141 -5 1501
1943 136 -12 1640
1942 124 +11 1764
1941 135 -20 1492
1940 115 +10 1608
1939 125 -6 1411
1938 119 +5 1541
1937 124 +14 1338
1936 138 +12 1128
1935 150 +1 1015
1934 151 +3 993
1933 154 -1 935
1932 153 -2 1008
1931 151 +4 1001
1930 155 +6 985
1929 161 +10 929
1928 171 +25 845
1927 196 -14 721
1926 182 +12 780
1925 194 +7 718
1924 201 +15 693
1923 216 +10 597
1922 226 +5 594
1921 231 +4 576
1920 235 +5 535
1919 240 +4 481
1918 244 -6 477
1917 238 -2 451
1916 236 -9 446
1915 227 +17 441
1914 244 +5 307
1913 249 -15 230
1912 234 +21 221
1911 255 +15 101
1910 270 -11 82
1909 259 -4 74
1908 255 +37 68
1907 292 -6 53
1906 286 -2 49
1905 284 +1 48
1904 285 +25 45
1903 310 -62 37
1902 248 +27 56
1901 275 -21 39
1900 254 +82 64
1899 336 -16 28
1898 320 +19 36
1897 339 -16 30
1896 323 +92 34
1895 415 -96 22
1894 319 +12 31
1893 331 -11 28
1892 320 +78 33
1891 398 -116 19
1890 282 +31 37
1889 313 +17 31
1888 330 +26 30
1887 356 -20 21
1886 336 +75 25
1885 411 -93 19
1884 318 +85 30
1883 403 +66 19
1882 469 -74 15
1881 395 -14 18
1880 381 20