Allen

English and Scottish

"handsome, cheerful"

Updated Mon Sep 02 2024

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.

# 516 in the US

Allen Rank in US Top 1000

# 1006 on Nameberry

Allen Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Allen Popularity

516US2023
1006Nameberry2024
572Future2028

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Famous People Named Allen

Allen Ezail IversonAmerican basketball player
Allen Bernard WestUS Congressman from Florida
Alan "Allen" LeechIrish actor
(Irwin) Allen GinsbergAmerican Beat poet and activist
Allen Bernard Robinson IIAmerican NFL player
Allen Daniel CandlerAmerican politician; 56th Governor of Georgia
Allen Joseph EllenderUS Senator from Louisiana
Allen Miller FletcherAmerican politician; 54th Governor of Vermont
Allen Ingvar OlsonAmerican politician; 28th Governor North Dakota
Allen Welsh DullesAmerican director of the CIA
Allen Granberry ThurmanUS Senator from Ohio

Allen Neal Jones aka AJ StylesAmerican pro wrestler
(Larkin) Allen CollinsJr., American guitarist of band Lynyrd Skynyrd
Allen Glover LanierAmerican musician of band Blue Oyster Cult
(Douglas) Allen WoodyAmerican guitarist of The Allman Bros. Band
Allen StoneAmerican R&B singer
Allen Stephen CovertAmerican actor and comedian
Allen PayneAmerican actor
Allen Ludden (born Allen Packard Ellsworth)American TV host
Allen Stuart DruryAmerican novelist
Hoodie AllenAmerican rapper

Allen Ezail Iverson II aka Deuceson of basketball player Allen Iverson

Allen in Pop Culture

Allenthe Servant of Evil in the Evillious Chronicles
Allencharacter in The Walking Dead comic book series and television series
Allen the Aliencharacter in Image Comics
Allen Walkercharacter in the D.Gray,man manga and anime series