Allin
An Indigenous American name meaning "chief" or "leader".
Name Census estimates that about 64 living Americans carry the first name Allin. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Allin today is around 44 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Allin births was 1982 (9 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Allin. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Allin. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
64
~ 1 in 5,355,537 Americans
Peak year
1982
9 babies that year
Average age
44
years old
2009 SSA rank
#12,568
Tracked since 1916
Census
Allin in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 267 people with the first name Allin, which placed it at #31,863 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#31,863
National first-name rank
People counted
267
267 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
45.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Allin
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Allin is White at 45.7%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (24.3%) and Black (15.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Allin described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Allin at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White45.7% · 122
- Hispanic or Latino24.3% · 65
- Black or African American15.0% · 40
- Asian and Pacific Islander10.5% · 28
- Two or more races3.7% · 10
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 2
Popularity
Allin: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Allin from the 1910s through to the 2000s, spanning 8 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1930s, with 24 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1930s peak, Allin remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Allin by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Allin during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Allin
The given name Allin is of Old English origin, rooted in the ancient Anglo-Saxon language spoken in parts of Britain during the early medieval period. Scholars believe it is derived from the Old English word "aelfwine," which means "elf friend" or "friend of the elves." This intriguing etymology suggests the name may have had pagan associations with the fairy-folk of early English folklore.
According to historical records, one of the earliest known bearers of the name was Allin of Ripon, a Northumbrian monk who lived in the 7th century AD. He is mentioned in the medieval chronicle "Ecclesiastical History of the English People" by the Venerable Bede, an important work documenting the conversion of Anglo-Saxon England to Christianity.
In the 9th century, an Allin is recorded as a witness to a land charter granted by King Beornwulf of Mercia in 825 AD. This provides evidence of the name's continued use during the height of the Anglo-Saxon period.
Fast-forwarding to the 11th century, Allin of Thetford was a noted English Benedictine monk and hagiographer who lived from around 1020 to 1098. He authored several works on the lives of saints, contributing to the rich tradition of medieval religious literature.
During the Middle Ages, the name Allin appeared in various forms across Europe, including Alanus, Alain, and Alan. One notable bearer was Alain de Lille (c. 1128 – 1202), a French theologian, poet, and influential scholar of the 12th century.
In more recent centuries, the name has seen limited use, but a few notable Allins can be found. Allin Bradstreet Maynard (1805 – 1890) was an American inventor and gunsmith who pioneered the development of metallic cartridges for firearms.
People
Allin + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Allin as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Allin: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Allin?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 64 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Allin going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 5,355,537 US residents.
Is Allin a common name?
We classify Allin as "Very Rare". It ranks above 58% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 125 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Allin most popular?
The single biggest year for Allin was 1982, when 9 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Allin is about 44 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Allin in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 267 people with the name Allin, or 0.09 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #31,863 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Allin in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Allin?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Allin leans strongly male. 213 people counted with this name were male (80.1%), compared with 53 female bearers (19.9%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Allin?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Allin is White at 45.7%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (24.3%) and Black (15.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Allin most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Allin in the 2020 Census, accounting for 45.7% (122 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Allin in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Allin a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Allin in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Allin still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Allin in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Allin can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are called Allin?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.