Given name & surname
Allyn
“one who is precious”·“resembling a little rock”
Allyn is a variant of Alan. Interpretations include “one who is precious” and “resembling a little rock”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Allyn is a variant of Alan. Interpretations include “one who is precious” and “resembling a little rock”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Allyn is a variant of Alan. A possible origin is Celtic, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1908. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Allyn through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5,138
- 3,223 boys · 1,915 girls
- Most popular year
- 1951
- 152 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #12,001 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −16%
- Easing
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 34% boys.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 12,001 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 4.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 89 in 1951. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,726 as a first name in 2020; 1,755 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Allyn
- Allyn Joslynactor (1901–1981)
- Allyn Ann McLerieAmerican actress, singer and dancer (1926–2018)
- Allyn CondonBritish sprinter and bobsledderborn 1974
- Allyn FergusonAmerican composer (1924-2010)
- Allyn Abbott YoungAmerican economist (1876-1929)
- Allyn KingAmerican actress (1899-1930)
- Allyn CoxAmerican artist (1896-1982)
- Allyn RachelAmerican actressborn 1983
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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