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.

# 516 in the US

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# 950 on Nameberry

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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

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