ALLEN is ranked as the 193rd most popular given name in the United States with an
estimated population of 338,709.
This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0%
of all the first names are more popular.
There are 106.23 people named ALLEN for every 100,000 Americans.
This name is commonly used as either a first or last name. More specifically, it is used as a first name 38% of the time.
Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's
(SSA)
Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named ALLEN is 186,825.
The SSA data also shows that ALLEN is used as a boy's name 99% of the time.
The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name
ALLEN is
79.6% White,
2.7% Hispanic origin,
13.1% Black,
2.5% Asian or Pacific Islander,
1.5% Two or More Races,
and 0.6% American Indian or Alaskan Native.
These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate.
The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and
Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution
in the general population of the US.
The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name.
The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population.
The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines
how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.
On this basis, the people with the name ALLEN have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.
Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories
The first name ALLEN is included in the following name categories:
Common US masculine given name - Census Bureau Data
US masculine baby name - Social Security Administration
Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data
Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
Race & Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name ALLEN
The state with the most people named
ALLEN is
California where
27,034 people have this name.
Alabama is the state where you are most
likely to meet a person named ALLEN, as
189.28 in every 100,000
Alabamians
have this name.
Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is
99th, this rank was reached in the states of
Florida.
Alabama is the state with the biggest
positive difference between the actual state population and the
projected state population based on the national average.
(where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
1 more
people than projected.
The state with the biggest negative difference is
Massachusetts
(where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
1 fewer
people than projected.
Midwest States
State stats for the first name ALLEN
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Illinois
14,603
113.37
99.7%
Indiana
7,951
120.53
99.4%
Iowa
3,843
123.69
99.3%
Kansas
3,425
117.93
98.8%
Michigan
9,936
100.26
99.7%
Minnesota
6,749
123.67
99.5%
Missouri
5,331
178.07
99.5%
Nebraska
2,845
151.2
98.7%
North Dakota
1,343
181.6
97.8%
Ohio
14,309
123.42
99.6%
South Dakota
1,512
177.23
97.7%
Wisconsin
8,078
140.3
99.6%
West States
State stats for the first name ALLEN
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Alaska
1,003
136.2
96.9%
Arizona
8,232
122.3
99.4%
California
27,034
69.67
99.8%
Colorado
7,084
132.27
99.4%
Hawaii
1,529
107.72
99.0%
Idaho
2,288
139.97
98.6%
Montana
1,467
143.31
97.9%
Nevada
3,247
114.35
99.1%
New Mexico
2,167
103.9
98.3%
Oregon
5,969
150.35
99.3%
Utah
5,027
170.81
99.2%
Washington
6,745
95.52
99.6%
Wyoming
755
129.3
96.4%
Northeast States
State stats for the first name ALLEN
Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have ALLEN as a first name.
The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as
a percentage of all the people named ALLEN.
The most popular full name is ALLEN Smith.
1.04% of all the people named ALLEN
have this family name.
There are 25112 last
names associated with this first name.
Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name ALLEN