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What does Allan mean?
Allan 
▼ as a name for boys is of Old German derivation, and Allan means "precious". Allan is a variant form of Alan (Old German): from Adal. Allan is also a variant of Allen (Gaelic, Old German). See also Elvis
Variations
VARIANTS Alyn, Alun, Alon, Allyn, Allon, Allin, Alleyne, Alleyn, Allayne, Allain, Alin, Alen, Alann, Alain, Ailin, Ailean
ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA ALAN, ALLEN Al▼, Alair, Aland, Alano, Alley, Allie▼
CREATIVE FORMS(male) Adlan, ..
(female) Alat, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Allan Devin (A.D.), ..
How popular is Allan?
Allan is a very prominent first name for men (#250 out of 1220, Top 20%) and also a very prominent last name for all people (#3090 out of 150436, Top 2%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Allan reached its top rank of #131 in the U.S. during 1940-1949, and is currently at #778. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
Al, Alain, Alan (#172 IN 2018), Alen, Allen (#421), Allie, Allyn and Elvis (#1210) are the popular related forms of Allan (#778) ranked in the Top 2000. Other forms, like Alano, are uncommon. These relations of Allan were popular during the years 1950-1959 (USAGE OF 0.8%) and have become significantly less popular since (USAGE 0.2%, 75.2% LESS), with versions such as Allan becoming less stylish.
Similar Names
Allan▼ is pronounced similarly to Ailwyn, Aloin, Aluin, Alwin, Alwine, Alwyn, Alwynn, Aylwin, Eilan, Eilean, Eilian, Eilon, Elan, Elian▲, Elon▲, Elwin▼, Elwyn, Ilan, Ilon, Olen▼, Olin▼, Olyn, Waylan and Wylan. Other recommended sound-alike names are Adan, Adlin, Adnan, Ahran, Aidan▼, Alban, Albano, Albin▼, Albyn, Aldan, Aldin, Aldon, Alfa, Alga, Alia, Allart, Alldo (see Aldo), Allex, Allton, Alpin, Alten, Alvan, Alvar, Alven, Alvyn, Aman, Annan, Arlan, Arland, Arlen▼, Arllen, Ashlan, Aslan, Athan, Auban, Ayman, Callan▲, Cullan, Dalan, Dallan, Dolan, Dylan, Elkan, Fillan, Kalan, Nollan, Orlan, Rollan, Rylan, Sloan and Tallan. These names tend to be less commonly used than Allan.
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