NameData
Name file · Girl · SSA 1880–2024
Allen
Allen is a girl's name.
▼ Fallingthe Greatest Generation
1,866
Total named
56
Avg ageestimated
1925
Peak year
Unranked
Rank in 2024
Allen peaked in 1925, when about 36 girls were given the name. It's now too rare to crack the top of the SSA charts at all. Most people named Allen today are around 56 years old (estimated) — squarely the Greatest Generation. In all, roughly 1,866 girls have been named Allen since record-keeping began in 1896.

📈 Popularity over time

How many girls were named Allen each year, 1880–2024.
Peak: 192536 girls1900192019401960198020002020

♀ ♂ A shared name

Allen is given to both girls and boys. Among everyone with this name:
1% girls
99% boys

↔ Names from the same era

Other girls' names that peaked around the same time as Allen:
MarryMonnieEulahGoldiaWillettaErnest
Data: U.S. Social Security Administration (public domain), 1880–2024. Average age is estimated from a survival curve, not actuarial tables.
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How we read a name

Every figure on this page comes from the U.S. Social Security Administration's public-domain record of names given to babies born in the United States from 1880 to 2024. The SSA only counts a name in a year if at least five babies received it.

Popularity & rank

The trajectory shows how many girls were named Allen each year. The peak year is simply the year that count was highest, and the rank is where the name sat among all girls' names in 2024.

Estimated average age

We estimate the typical age of living people with this name by combining how many were born each year with a rough survival curve. It's a useful approximation for "how old does this name feel," not a precise actuarial figure — that's why we always label it estimated.

For general informational and entertainment purposes only. Counts reflect U.S. SSA card applications and may differ from total births. Figures are rounded.