The baby name Allen appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 2024. It was most popular in 1953 with 6,625 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Allen has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 402 |
| 1911 | 442 |
| 1912 | 794 |
| 1913 | 1,004 |
| 1914 | 5 |
| 1914 | 1,206 |
| 1915 | 1,674 |
| 1916 | 1,934 |
| 1917 | 2,035 |
| 1918 | 2,329 |
| 1919 | 2,138 |
| 1920 | 2,388 |
| 1921 | 2,442 |
| 1922 | 2,435 |
| 1923 | 2,404 |
| 1924 | 2,601 |
| 1925 | 8 |
| 1925 | 2,576 |
| 1926 | 2,591 |
| 1927 | 2,642 |
| 1928 | 2,699 |
| 1929 | 2,725 |
| 1930 | 3,052 |
| 1931 | 10 |
| 1931 | 2,853 |
| 1932 | 3,019 |
| 1933 | 2,788 |
| 1934 | 2,857 |
| 1935 | 2,936 |
| 1936 | 3,001 |
| 1937 | 3,192 |
| 1938 | 3,452 |
| 1939 | 3,454 |
| 1940 | 3,847 |
| 1941 | 3,824 |
| 1942 | 5 |
| 1942 | 4,729 |
| 1943 | 4,726 |
| 1944 | 6 |
| 1944 | 4,406 |
| 1945 | 4,342 |
| 1946 | 5,049 |
| 1947 | 6,551 |
| 1948 | 6,471 |
| 1949 | 6,203 |
| 1950 | 6,424 |
| 1951 | 6,606 |
| 1952 | 6,281 |
| 1953 | 6,625 |
| 1954 | 6,269 |
| 1955 | 6,577 |
| 1956 | 6,276 |
| 1957 | 5,684 |
| 1958 | 5,915 |
| 1959 | 5,628 |
| 1960 | 5,586 |
| 1961 | 5,423 |
| 1962 | 5,353 |
| 1963 | 5,669 |
| 1964 | 15 |
| 1964 | 5,119 |
| 1965 | 5,127 |
| 1966 | 4,247 |
| 1967 | 3,975 |
| 1968 | 10 |
| 1968 | 3,676 |
| 1969 | 3,595 |
| 1970 | 3,442 |
| 1971 | 3,206 |
| 1972 | 2,714 |
| 1973 | 2,442 |
| 1974 | 2,463 |
| 1975 | 2,365 |
| 1976 | 2,227 |
| 1977 | 12 |
| 1977 | 2,318 |
| 1978 | 2,128 |
| 1979 | 2,252 |
| 1980 | 2,738 |
| 1981 | 2,250 |
| 1982 | 2,437 |
| 1983 | 2,533 |
| 1984 | 2,348 |
| 1985 | 2,242 |
| 1986 | 2,587 |
| 1987 | 2,288 |
| 1988 | 2,368 |
| 1989 | 2,536 |
| 1990 | 2,294 |
| 1991 | 2,214 |
| 1992 | 2,158 |
| 1993 | 2,169 |
| 1994 | 2,000 |
| 1995 | 1,687 |
| 1996 | 1,566 |
| 1997 | 1,488 |
| 1998 | 1,457 |
| 1999 | 1,461 |
| 2000 | 1,446 |
| 2001 | 1,432 |
| 2002 | 1,324 |
| 2003 | 1,325 |
| 2004 | 1,288 |
| 2005 | 1,343 |
| 2006 | 1,352 |
| 2007 | 1,223 |
| 2008 | 1,201 |
| 2009 | 1,096 |
| 2010 | 999 |
| 2011 | 1,040 |
| 2012 | 1,061 |
| 2013 | 950 |
| 2014 | 832 |
| 2015 | 1,097 |
| 2016 | 1,091 |
| 2017 | 906 |
| 2018 | 821 |
| 2019 | 744 |
| 2020 | 613 |
| 2021 | 711 |
| 2022 | 494 |
| 2023 | 540 |
| 2024 | 466 |