Holding steady.
Popularity of Allean since 1889
Babies named Allean per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 1924, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Allean's real moment was 1909.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 6 |
| 1890s | 40 |
| 1900s | 129 |
| 1910s | 308 |
| 1920s | 396 |
| 1930s | 257 |
| 1940s | 185 |
| 1950s | 117 |
| 1960s | 53 |
| 1970s | 0 |
| 1980s | 0 |
| 1990s | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 |
| 2010s | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Allean is a rare American invention from the late 1800s, first recorded in 1889. The name reached its peak in 1909, when it was given to about 5 babies per million, but it never broke into the top 1000. Its trajectory has been stable at near-extinction levels for decades. While it may be a creative spin on Eileen or a product of the early 1900s fashion for names with the Al- prefix, its exact derivation is uncertain. Today Allean is virtually unused, making it a choice for parents seeking something genuinely distinctive. The top states during its peak were scattered, with no single region dominating. Allean never appeared in the top 1000 names in any year, as reflected by its absence from ranked data.
Allean first appeared in the United States in the late 19th century, likely as a spelling variant of Eileen (itself from the Irish Eibhlín, a form of Helen) or as an invented name using the fashionable Al- prefix (as in Alice or Alberta) combined with the suffix -lean. The name saw modest use in the early 1900s, peaking in 1909, but never entered widespread popularity and has remained rare.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Al, Annie, Lee
Sibling names for Allean
Names that share Allean's style, for a brother or sister.
