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What does Allen mean?
Allen 
▼ as a boys' name is pronounced AL-en. It is of Gaelic and Old German origin, and the meaning of Allen is "precious". Variant of Alan. Allen is an English and American preference. See also Alain.
STARTS WITH Al-
ASSOCIATED WITH gaelic
Variations
OTHER FORMS VIA ALAIN, ALAN Ailean, Ailin, Al▼, Alain, Alair, Aland, Alann, Alano, Alen, Alin, Allain, Allayne, Alley, Alleyn, Alleyne, Allie▼, Allin, Allon, Alon, Alun, Alyn
CREATIVE FORMS(male) Ablen, ..
(female) Aldel, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Allen Kiran (A.K.), ..
How popular is Allen?
Allen is a very popular first name for men (#114 out of 1220, Top 9%) and also a very popular surname for all people (#32 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Allen reached its top position of #74 in the U.S. during 1940-1949, and is currently at #421. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
Prominent variation forms of Allen (#421 FROM RECENT DATA) rated in the Top 2000 are Al, Alain, Alan (#172), Alen, Allan (#778), Allie and Allyn. Other variants, like Alon, are seldom used. Adoption of these forms of Allen was well-received 68 years ago (USAGE OF 0.8%) and is now significantly less (USAGE 0.2%, ▼76%), with versions like Allie becoming less in vogue.
Similar Names
Allen▼ is pronounced similarly to Ailwyn, Aloin, Aluin, Alwin, Alwine, Alwyn, Alwynn, Aylwin, Eilan, Eilean, Eilon, Elan, Elian▲, Elon▲, Elwin▼, Elwyn, Ilan, Ilon, Olen▼, Olin▼, Olyn, Waylen and Wylan. Other recommended sound-alike names are Aaren, Aden, Adley, Ahren, Alben, Alden▲, Aldin, Aldon, Aled, Alek, Alem, Alex▼, Alfeo, Alfey, Algey, Allcen, Allerd (see Ellard), Allex, Allson, Alten, Alter, Alton▼, Alven, Alvern, Alvin▼, Ameen, Arden, Arien, Arlen▼, Arles, Arley, Arllen, Arlyn, Aslan, Aspen, Atlea, Atley, Auben, Auden, Ayden, Ayken, Dalen, Dallen, Galen▼, Hallen, Kalen, Kylen▲, Mellen, Millen, Talen▼, Tallen and Valen. These names tend to be less frequently used than Allen.
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