Alison
#476 for girls in 2025, 644 births · #12,008 for boys in 2025, 5 births
Given to girls 99.5% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1986 · 2,975 births
- Debut · girls
- 7 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 3 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 116,886since 1905
Alison over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #476 | 644 | #12,008 | 5 |
| 2024 | #465 | 674 | — | |
| 2023 | #471 | 654 | — | |
| 2022 | #458 | 692 | #10,863 | 6 |
| 2021 | #473 | 660 | — | |
| 2020 | #440 | 699 | — | |
| 2019 | #413 | 758 | — | |
| 2018 | #400 | 770 | — | |
| 2017 | #383 | 816 | — | |
| 2016 | #343 | 974 | — | |
| 2015 | #338 | 967 | — | |
| 2014 | #292 | 1,118 | — | |
| 2013 | #298 | 1,072 | #10,728 | 6 |
| 2012 | #275 | 1,184 | #12,274 | 5 |
| 2011 | #253 | 1,272 | #10,808 | 6 |
| 2010 | #269 | 1,219 | — | |
| 2009 | #228 | 1,448 | #8,310 | 9 |
| 2008 | #275 | 1,247 | #9,871 | 7 |
| 2007 | #290 | 1,170 | #7,590 | 10 |
| 2006 | #271 | 1,217 | #12,055 | 5 |
| 2005 | #260 | 1,256 | — | |
| 2004 | #229 | 1,433 | #11,356 | 5 |
| 2003 | #233 | 1,413 | #9,581 | 6 |
| 2002 | #232 | 1,361 | — | |
| 2001 | #233 | 1,360 | — | |
| 2000 | #231 | 1,381 | #10,349 | 5 |
| 1999 | #202 | 1,527 | #6,530 | 9 |
| 1998 | #188 | 1,642 | #9,631 | 5 |
| 1997 | #173 | 1,763 | #7,281 | 7 |
| 1996 | #166 | 1,901 | — | |
| 1995 | #162 | 1,952 | — | |
| 1994 | #153 | 2,121 | #8,800 | 5 |
| 1993 | #141 | 2,241 | #7,638 | 6 |
| 1992 | #147 | 2,066 | #6,670 | 7 |
| 1991 | #142 | 2,153 | #4,231 | 13 |
| 1990 | #132 | 2,363 | #4,167 | 13 |
| 1989 | #119 | 2,488 | #2,416 | 27 |
| 1988 | #113 | 2,541 | #3,705 | 13 |
| 1987 | #100 | 2,771 | #3,072 | 16 |
| 1986 | #96 | 2,975 | #2,226 | 25 |
| 1985 | #97 | 2,829 | #4,698 | 8 |
| 1984 | #110 | 2,512 | #3,459 | 12 |
| 1983 | #116 | 2,491 | #3,230 | 13 |
| 1982 | #111 | 2,727 | #2,426 | 20 |
| 1981 | #113 | 2,704 | #2,898 | 15 |
| 1980 | #101 | 2,980 | #3,098 | 14 |
| 1979 | #102 | 2,938 | #3,168 | 13 |
| 1978 | #123 | 2,433 | #3,614 | 10 |
| 1977 | #122 | 2,372 | #3,037 | 13 |
| 1976 | #118 | 2,272 | #2,508 | 17 |
| 1975 | #127 | 2,267 | #2,540 | 16 |
| 1974 | #135 | 2,079 | #2,674 | 14 |
| 1973 | #146 | 1,928 | #3,223 | 10 |
| 1972 | #162 | 1,808 | #2,418 | 15 |
| 1971 | #143 | 2,210 | #2,813 | 12 |
| 1970 | #187 | 1,763 | #3,521 | 8 |
| 1969 | #269 | 1,077 | #4,404 | 5 |
| 1968 | #291 | 904 | — | |
| 1967 | #284 | 895 | #3,559 | 6 |
| 1966 | #270 | 959 | — | |
| 1965 | #221 | 1,461 | — | |
| 1964 | #226 | 1,451 | — | |
| 1963 | #234 | 1,389 | #4,048 | 5 |
| 1962 | #225 | 1,421 | #3,640 | 6 |
| 1961 | #231 | 1,409 | — | |
| 1960 | #246 | 1,267 | — | |
| 1959 | #254 | 1,197 | — | |
| 1958 | #281 | 993 | — | |
| 1957 | #380 | 567 | #3,552 | 6 |
| 1956 | #359 | 592 | — | |
| 1955 | #378 | 545 | — | |
| 1954 | #344 | 619 | #3,176 | 7 |
| 1953 | #383 | 492 | — | |
| 1952 | #393 | 440 | #3,734 | 5 |
| 1951 | #404 | 418 | — | |
| 1950 | #428 | 353 | #3,021 | 7 |
| 1949 | #449 | 316 | #3,019 | 7 |
| 1948 | #497 | 268 | #3,668 | 5 |
| 1947 | #557 | 233 | — | |
| 1946 | #540 | 214 | #3,173 | 6 |
| 1945 | #678 | 120 | #3,338 | 5 |
| 1944 | #867 | 77 | #3,430 | 5 |
| 1943 | #965 | 67 | — | |
| 1942 | #873 | 78 | #2,940 | 7 |
| 1941 | #1,294 | 35 | — | |
| 1940 | #1,114 | 42 | — | |
| 1939 | #1,079 | 44 | — | |
| 1938 | #1,091 | 43 | — | |
| 1937 | #1,160 | 38 | #3,175 | 6 |
| 1936 | #961 | 51 | — | |
| 1935 | #1,197 | 35 | — | |
| 1934 | #973 | 50 | #3,277 | 6 |
| 1933 | #1,442 | 26 | — | |
| 1932 | #1,213 | 35 | — | |
| 1931 | #1,686 | 21 | #3,390 | 6 |
| 1930 | #1,607 | 24 | — | |
| 1929 | #2,301 | 14 | — | |
| 1928 | #1,502 | 28 | #4,151 | 5 |
| 1927 | #1,669 | 25 | — | |
| 1926 | #1,830 | 22 | — | |
| 1925 | #2,489 | 14 | #3,408 | 7 |
| 1924 | #1,811 | 23 | #2,641 | 11 |
| 1923 | #1,840 | 22 | #4,239 | 5 |
| 1922 | #1,897 | 21 | — | |
| 1921 | #2,048 | 19 | #4,322 | 5 |
| 1920 | #3,097 | 10 | #3,489 | 7 |
| 1919 | #2,063 | 17 | — | |
| 1918 | #2,029 | 18 | #2,543 | 11 |
| 1917 | #1,773 | 20 | — | |
| 1916 | #2,133 | 15 | — | |
| 1915 | #1,964 | 16 | — | |
| 1914 | #1,344 | 22 | #2,915 | 6 |
| 1913 | #1,766 | 12 | #2,273 | 7 |
| 1912 | #1,981 | 9 | — | |
| 1911 | — | — | ||
| 1910 | #2,398 | 5 | — | |
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| 1908 | — | — | ||
| 1907 | #2,061 | 5 | — | |
| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | #1,538 | 7 | — | |
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| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Alison! It came in at #1,538, and was given to 7 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1906–1911, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Alison is popular in 1994
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Massachusetts#80 · 1 in 325
- Connecticut#97 · 1 in 416
- Wisconsin#101 · 1 in 439
- New Jersey#104 · 1 in 478
- Maine#109 · 1 in 393
Best ever in a state: #46 in Connecticut, 1977.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | #80 | 104 | 1 in 325 |
| Connecticut | #97 | 41 | 1 in 416 |
| Wisconsin | #101 | 60 | 1 in 439 |
| New Jersey | #104 | 92 | 1 in 478 |
| Maine | #109 | 13 | 1 in 393 |
| Indiana | #111 | 64 | 1 in 512 |
| Minnesota | #112 | 52 | 1 in 493 |
| Iowa | #113 | 29 | 1 in 492 |
| Vermont | #116 | 6 | 1 in 381 |
| Michigan | #118 | 93 | 1 in 583 |
| New Hampshire | #119 | 12 | 1 in 438 |
| Hawaii | #121 | 11 | 1 in 425 |
| Ohio | #123 | 109 | 1 in 593 |
| Utah | #123 | 27 | 1 in 515 |
| Delaware | #126 | 7 | 1 in 479 |
| Missouri | #127 | 52 | 1 in 571 |
| New York | #129 | 169 | 1 in 658 |
| Rhode Island | #129 | 10 | 1 in 476 |
| Pennsylvania | #133 | 101 | 1 in 643 |
| West Virginia | #133 | 13 | 1 in 609 |
| Illinois | #134 | 120 | 1 in 619 |
| Virginia | #135 | 54 | 1 in 653 |
| Kansas | #137 | 20 | 1 in 644 |
| Maryland | #140 | 39 | 1 in 648 |
| Oregon | #143 | 25 | 1 in 641 |
| District of Columbia | #144 | 9 | 1 in 515 |
| Montana | #146 | 6 | 1 in 523 |
| Kentucky | #152 | 29 | 1 in 689 |
| Arkansas | #156 | 16 | 1 in 713 |
| Colorado | #166 | 27 | 1 in 749 |
| South Carolina | #166 | 21 | 1 in 790 |
| Idaho | #169 | 8 | 1 in 672 |
| South Dakota | #175 | 5 | 1 in 657 |
| Mississippi | #177 | 15 | 1 in 812 |
| Washington | #187 | 32 | 1 in 903 |
| North Carolina | #191 | 40 | 1 in 954 |
| Florida | #193 | 73 | 1 in 1,021 |
| California | #203 | 238 | 1 in 1,019 |
| Georgia | #205 | 38 | 1 in 1,072 |
| Louisiana | #207 | 22 | 1 in 1,019 |
| Nebraska | #210 | 8 | 1 in 1,012 |
| Tennessee | #211 | 26 | 1 in 1,124 |
| Arizona | #214 | 28 | 1 in 966 |
| Alabama | #215 | 18 | 1 in 1,167 |
| Oklahoma | #216 | 15 | 1 in 1,079 |
| Texas | #247 | 101 | 1 in 1,346 |
| New Mexico | #293 | 7 | 1 in 1,261 |
| Nevada | #332 | 5 | 1 in 1,554 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Alison
- 11 spots since 2024 (#465 → #476)
- 36 spots since 2020 (#440 → #476)
- 138 spots since 2015 (#338 → #476)
- Biggest jump: 469 spots in 1934 (#1,442 → #973)
- Biggest drop: 224 spots in 1935 (#973 → #1,197)
- Debuted 1905
- Peaked 1986 at #96 (2,975 births)
- Births halved by 2000, 14 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 3 yrs · run 1985–1987
- Top 1,000: 86 yrs · run 1942–2025
- Highest: 1 in 546 girls born in 1979 were named Alison (0.18%)
- Latest: 1 in 2,496 girls born in 2025 (0.04%)
- Its best rank, #96 in 1986, was only 1 in 577 (0.17%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 23.1% of all girls named Alison (27,018) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 12 | #1,538 (1905) | #1,800 |
| 1910s | 134 | #1,344 (1914) | #1,939 |
| 1920s | 198 | #1,502 (1928) | #2,048 |
| 1930s | 367 | #961 (1936) | #1,241 |
| 1940s | 1,450 | #449 (1949) | #783 |
| 1950s | 6,216 | #254 (1959) | #360 |
| 1960s | 12,233 | #221 (1965) | #250 |
| 1970s | 22,070 | #102 (1979) | #137 |
| 1980s | 27,018 | #96 (1986) | #108 |
| 1990s | 19,729 | #132 (1990) | #161 |
| 2000s | 13,286 | #228 (2009) | #248 |
| 2010s | 10,150 | #253 (2011) | #326 |
| 2020s | 4,023 | #440 (2020) | #464 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Alison in 1994
Top girls' names in 1994
Top boys' names in 1994
More about 1994
girls
1,785,753 girls got a published name in 1994; 1 in 842 of them was named Alison, which outranked 99.0% of the 15,759 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 12.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,932,031 boys got a published name in 1994; 1 in 386,406 of them was named Alison, which outranked 14.1% of the 10,245 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 1,445 names at #8,800; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.