Alison
Girl name · Germanic origin
Alison meaning
of noble kind
Alison at a glance
- Used as
- Girl name
- Origin
- Germanic
- Latest U.S. rank (girl)
- #465 in 2024
Alison popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1905 | #1,538 | 7 |
| 1910 | #2,398 | 5 |
| 1920 | #3,097 | 10 |
| 1930 | #1,607 | 24 |
| 1940 | #1,114 | 42 |
| 1950 | #428 | 353 |
| 1960 | #246 | 1,267 |
| 1970 | #187 | 1,764 |
| 1980 | #101 | 2,980 |
| 1986 | #96 | 2,975 |
| 1990 | #132 | 2,363 |
| 2000 | #231 | 1,381 |
| 2010 | #269 | 1,219 |
| 2020 | #440 | 699 |
| 2024 | #465 | 673 |
All 116 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1905 | #1,538 | 7 |
| 1907 | #2,061 | 5 |
| 1910 | #2,398 | 5 |
| 1912 | #1,981 | 9 |
| 1913 | #1,766 | 12 |
| 1914 | #1,344 | 22 |
| 1915 | #1,964 | 16 |
| 1916 | #2,133 | 15 |
| 1917 | #1,773 | 20 |
| 1918 | #2,029 | 18 |
| 1919 | #2,063 | 17 |
| 1920 | #3,097 | 10 |
| 1921 | #2,048 | 19 |
| 1922 | #1,897 | 21 |
| 1923 | #1,840 | 22 |
| 1924 | #1,811 | 23 |
| 1925 | #2,489 | 14 |
| 1926 | #1,830 | 22 |
| 1927 | #1,669 | 25 |
| 1928 | #1,502 | 28 |
| 1929 | #2,301 | 14 |
| 1930 | #1,607 | 24 |
| 1931 | #1,686 | 21 |
| 1932 | #1,213 | 35 |
| 1933 | #1,442 | 26 |
| 1934 | #973 | 50 |
| 1935 | #1,197 | 35 |
| 1936 | #961 | 51 |
| 1937 | #1,160 | 38 |
| 1938 | #1,091 | 43 |
| 1939 | #1,079 | 44 |
| 1940 | #1,114 | 42 |
| 1941 | #1,294 | 35 |
| 1942 | #873 | 78 |
| 1943 | #965 | 67 |
| 1944 | #867 | 77 |
| 1945 | #678 | 120 |
| 1946 | #540 | 214 |
| 1947 | #557 | 233 |
| 1948 | #497 | 268 |
| 1949 | #449 | 316 |
| 1950 | #428 | 353 |
| 1951 | #404 | 418 |
| 1952 | #393 | 440 |
| 1953 | #383 | 492 |
| 1954 | #344 | 619 |
| 1955 | #378 | 545 |
| 1956 | #359 | 592 |
| 1957 | #380 | 567 |
| 1958 | #281 | 993 |
| 1959 | #254 | 1,197 |
| 1960 | #246 | 1,267 |
| 1961 | #231 | 1,409 |
| 1962 | #225 | 1,422 |
| 1963 | #234 | 1,388 |
| 1964 | #226 | 1,451 |
| 1965 | #221 | 1,461 |
| 1966 | #270 | 959 |
| 1967 | #284 | 895 |
| 1968 | #291 | 904 |
| 1969 | #269 | 1,077 |
| 1970 | #187 | 1,764 |
| 1971 | #143 | 2,210 |
| 1972 | #162 | 1,808 |
| 1973 | #146 | 1,928 |
| 1974 | #135 | 2,079 |
| 1975 | #127 | 2,267 |
| 1976 | #118 | 2,273 |
| 1977 | #122 | 2,372 |
| 1978 | #123 | 2,433 |
| 1979 | #102 | 2,938 |
| 1980 | #101 | 2,980 |
| 1981 | #113 | 2,704 |
| 1982 | #111 | 2,726 |
| 1983 | #116 | 2,491 |
| 1984 | #110 | 2,512 |
| 1985 | #97 | 2,829 |
| 1986 | #96 | 2,975 |
| 1987 | #100 | 2,771 |
| 1988 | #113 | 2,540 |
| 1989 | #119 | 2,489 |
| 1990 | #132 | 2,363 |
| 1991 | #142 | 2,153 |
| 1992 | #147 | 2,065 |
| 1993 | #141 | 2,241 |
| 1994 | #153 | 2,121 |
| 1995 | #162 | 1,952 |
| 1996 | #166 | 1,901 |
| 1997 | #173 | 1,763 |
| 1998 | #188 | 1,642 |
| 1999 | #202 | 1,527 |
| 2000 | #231 | 1,381 |
| 2001 | #233 | 1,360 |
| 2002 | #232 | 1,361 |
| 2003 | #233 | 1,413 |
| 2004 | #229 | 1,433 |
| 2005 | #260 | 1,256 |
| 2006 | #271 | 1,217 |
| 2007 | #290 | 1,170 |
| 2008 | #275 | 1,247 |
| 2009 | #228 | 1,448 |
| 2010 | #269 | 1,219 |
| 2011 | #252 | 1,272 |
| 2012 | #275 | 1,184 |
| 2013 | #298 | 1,072 |
| 2014 | #292 | 1,118 |
| 2015 | #338 | 967 |
| 2016 | #343 | 973 |
| 2017 | #383 | 816 |
| 2018 | #400 | 770 |
| 2019 | #413 | 758 |
| 2020 | #440 | 699 |
| 2021 | #475 | 658 |
| 2022 | #457 | 692 |
| 2023 | #471 | 653 |
| 2024 | #465 | 673 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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