Allen

English and Scottish

"handsome, cheerful"

Allen Origin and Meaning

The name Allen is a boy's name of Celtic origin meaning "handsome, cheerful".

Allen is the spelling of this name -- other common spellings are Alan and Allan -- most associated with the surname; it might also be the most appropriate if you're trying to steer clear of Al as a nickname, as this can easily offer you Len or Lenny as options.

Allen Rank in US Top 1000

# 573 in the US

Allen Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 846 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Allen

• 573 US 2024
• 846 Nameberry 2025
• 572 Future 2028

20 Names Similar to Allen

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Allen.

• Craig
• Neil
• Alan
• Jonathon
• Barry
• Dwayne
• Curtis
• Glenn
• Marc
• Larry
• Jose
• Kenneth
• Juan
• Jeffrey
• Will
• Karl
• Steven
• Alvin
• Phillip
• Luis

Famous People Named Allen

• Allen Ezail Iverson American basketball player
• Allen Bernard West US Congressman from Florida
• Alan "Allen" Leech Irish actor
• (Irwin) Allen Ginsberg American Beat poet and activist
• Allen Bernard Robinson II American NFL player
• Allen Daniel Candler American politician; 56th Governor of Georgia
• Allen Joseph Ellender US Senator from Louisiana
• Allen Miller Fletcher American politician; 54th Governor of Vermont
• Allen Ingvar Olson American politician; 28th Governor North Dakota
• Allen Welsh Dulles American director of the CIA
• Allen Granberry Thurman US Senator from Ohio
• Allen Neal Jones aka AJ Styles American pro wrestler
• (Larkin) Allen Collins Jr., American guitarist of band Lynyrd Skynyrd
• Allen Glover Lanier American musician of band Blue Oyster Cult
• (Douglas) Allen Woody American guitarist of The Allman Bros. Band
• Allen Stone American R&B singer
• Allen Stephen Covert American actor and comedian
• Allen Payne American actor
• Allen Ludden (born Allen Packard Ellsworth) American TV host
• Allen Stuart Drury American novelist
• Hoodie Allen American rapper
• Allen Ezail Iverson II aka Deuce son of basketball player Allen Iverson

The name Allen in Pop Culture

• Allen the Servant of Evil in the Evillious Chronicles
• Allen character in The Walking Dead comic book series and television series
• Allen the Alien character in Image Comics
• Allen Walker character in the D.Gray,man manga and anime series
• Allen Francis Doyle character from Joss Whedon's TV series "Angel"