Allan means handsome or rock — the double-L variant of Alan, from the Celtic. Edgar Allan Poe INVENTED the detective story AND horror genre. Allan Quatermain IS adventure fiction's most iconic explorer. The double-L adds visual weight. Two syllables of invented-detective-AND-horror, adventure's-most-iconic, and double-L Celtic-handsome.
Allan is the double-L variant meaning handsome. Poe invented detective AND horror. Quatermain IS adventure's most iconic.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Double-L; Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849).
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Today
Allan remains a beloved choice, ranking #792 in the US. 96,483 babies have been named Allan since 1880.
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How popular is Allan?
1947peak year
Its strongest stretch was the 1940s — when Allan was at its most popular. At its height in 1947, Allan reached #132 nationally — 2,187 babies received it that single year. Today, Allan is a moderately popular name in U.S. records (ranked #792) with about 304 babies named Allan each year. Allan's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 96,483 babies have been registered as Allan since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
Allan's Life Path 5 is the adventurer's number — genre-inventing adventure. People named Allan tend to be classic, strong, and gifted at double-L inventing two genres AND being the most iconic explorer.
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Double-L invented two genres
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Poe-detective-horror
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Quatermain-adventure
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Celtic-handsome
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Classic strong
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Sum: 13 → Life path 4
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Personality of Allan
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Steady & reliable
When they make a promise, they keep it.
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Methodical
Thorough, careful, precise.
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Quietly powerful
Their strength is always there when it matters.
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Grounded
No matter what swirls around them, they stay centred.
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