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Allen

boy name · Welsh origin · 2 syllables

Meaning

variant of Alan; Celtic/Breton origin, meaning uncertain, possibly 'little rock' or 'handsome'

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 1930s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Allen peaked in the 1930s.

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