Allison
#103 for girls in 2025, 2,564 births · #10,695 for boys in 2025, 6 births
Given to girls 98.8% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 2009 · 6,581 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 50 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 319,119since 1908
Allison 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 | #103 | 2,564 | #10,695 | 6 |
| 2024 | #99 | 2,631 | #8,987 | 8 |
| 2023 | #100 | 2,650 | — | |
| 2022 | #101 | 2,714 | #10,863 | 6 |
| 2021 | #82 | 3,140 | #10,799 | 6 |
| 2020 | #80 | 3,161 | #10,605 | 6 |
| 2019 | #78 | 3,440 | #12,145 | 5 |
| 2018 | #70 | 3,694 | #8,819 | 8 |
| 2017 | #61 | 4,037 | — | |
| 2016 | #50 | 4,786 | #12,185 | 5 |
| 2015 | #39 | 5,356 | #7,491 | 10 |
| 2014 | #39 | 5,476 | #8,130 | 9 |
| 2013 | #34 | 5,446 | #6,603 | 12 |
| 2012 | #38 | 5,428 | #8,864 | 8 |
| 2011 | #40 | 5,472 | #7,502 | 10 |
| 2010 | #38 | 5,868 | #8,139 | 9 |
| 2009 | #30 | 6,581 | #7,692 | 10 |
| 2008 | #32 | 6,241 | #4,901 | 19 |
| 2007 | #46 | 5,454 | #12,367 | 5 |
| 2006 | #47 | 5,564 | #10,662 | 6 |
| 2005 | #45 | 5,634 | #5,875 | 13 |
| 2004 | #40 | 5,873 | #3,735 | 24 |
| 2003 | #46 | 5,850 | #6,715 | 10 |
| 2002 | #44 | 6,239 | #4,703 | 16 |
| 2001 | #44 | 6,215 | #4,121 | 19 |
| 2000 | #44 | 6,315 | #6,839 | 9 |
| 1999 | #40 | 7,026 | #6,042 | 10 |
| 1998 | #38 | 7,861 | #6,843 | 8 |
| 1997 | #39 | 7,274 | #6,100 | 9 |
| 1996 | #38 | 7,455 | #5,187 | 11 |
| 1995 | #34 | 8,126 | #3,191 | 21 |
| 1994 | #34 | 8,150 | #4,537 | 13 |
| 1993 | #41 | 7,729 | #3,819 | 16 |
| 1992 | #48 | 6,903 | #3,220 | 20 |
| 1991 | #50 | 6,773 | #3,813 | 15 |
| 1990 | #48 | 7,136 | #2,695 | 24 |
| 1989 | #46 | 7,282 | #2,154 | 32 |
| 1988 | #46 | 7,145 | #1,849 | 36 |
| 1987 | #44 | 7,341 | #2,057 | 29 |
| 1986 | #42 | 7,575 | #1,457 | 47 |
| 1985 | #46 | 7,028 | #2,071 | 27 |
| 1984 | #51 | 6,041 | #2,036 | 26 |
| 1983 | #59 | 4,973 | #2,085 | 25 |
| 1982 | #58 | 5,170 | #1,850 | 30 |
| 1981 | #57 | 4,904 | #1,661 | 35 |
| 1980 | #59 | 4,868 | #1,965 | 28 |
| 1979 | #70 | 4,406 | #2,048 | 25 |
| 1978 | #75 | 3,864 | #1,965 | 25 |
| 1977 | #66 | 4,205 | #1,904 | 26 |
| 1976 | #67 | 4,028 | #1,608 | 33 |
| 1975 | #89 | 3,347 | #2,205 | 20 |
| 1974 | #99 | 2,959 | #1,790 | 26 |
| 1973 | #105 | 2,904 | #1,982 | 21 |
| 1972 | #115 | 2,797 | #1,966 | 21 |
| 1971 | #119 | 3,018 | #1,668 | 28 |
| 1970 | #133 | 2,630 | #1,658 | 27 |
| 1969 | #194 | 1,651 | #1,728 | 23 |
| 1968 | #202 | 1,536 | #1,455 | 29 |
| 1967 | #209 | 1,452 | #1,215 | 38 |
| 1966 | #184 | 1,768 | #1,299 | 34 |
| 1965 | #128 | 3,044 | #1,294 | 35 |
| 1964 | #181 | 2,077 | #1,044 | 52 |
| 1963 | #229 | 1,434 | #1,195 | 42 |
| 1962 | #241 | 1,313 | #1,108 | 48 |
| 1961 | #260 | 1,182 | #1,136 | 48 |
| 1960 | #277 | 1,068 | #1,045 | 54 |
| 1959 | #264 | 1,124 | #1,156 | 45 |
| 1958 | #284 | 987 | #1,131 | 46 |
| 1957 | #434 | 465 | #1,267 | 38 |
| 1956 | #462 | 402 | #1,722 | 21 |
| 1955 | #498 | 340 | #1,255 | 36 |
| 1954 | #521 | 290 | #1,151 | 42 |
| 1953 | #512 | 281 | #1,280 | 34 |
| 1952 | #534 | 255 | #1,111 | 43 |
| 1951 | #524 | 252 | #1,150 | 39 |
| 1950 | #681 | 157 | #1,139 | 39 |
| 1949 | #705 | 144 | #1,163 | 37 |
| 1948 | #741 | 130 | #1,231 | 34 |
| 1947 | #870 | 102 | #1,053 | 47 |
| 1946 | #908 | 85 | #967 | 48 |
| 1945 | #1,142 | 47 | #1,078 | 36 |
| 1944 | #1,175 | 45 | #1,018 | 41 |
| 1943 | #1,327 | 38 | #1,170 | 34 |
| 1942 | #1,387 | 34 | #1,054 | 41 |
| 1941 | #1,384 | 31 | #1,169 | 32 |
| 1940 | #1,591 | 24 | #1,135 | 34 |
| 1939 | #1,401 | 28 | #1,120 | 33 |
| 1938 | #1,437 | 27 | #1,125 | 33 |
| 1937 | #1,493 | 25 | #932 | 45 |
| 1936 | #1,321 | 30 | #893 | 47 |
| 1935 | #1,307 | 31 | #940 | 45 |
| 1934 | #1,440 | 26 | #897 | 49 |
| 1933 | #2,052 | 15 | #1,013 | 40 |
| 1932 | #1,685 | 21 | #1,035 | 41 |
| 1931 | #2,024 | 16 | #1,031 | 42 |
| 1930 | #2,023 | 17 | #976 | 48 |
| 1929 | #2,437 | 13 | #975 | 48 |
| 1928 | #1,784 | 22 | #872 | 58 |
| 1927 | #1,669 | 25 | #786 | 70 |
| 1926 | #1,279 | 37 | #765 | 71 |
| 1925 | #2,119 | 18 | #801 | 68 |
| 1924 | #2,137 | 18 | #797 | 71 |
| 1923 | #1,895 | 21 | #961 | 51 |
| 1922 | #2,109 | 18 | #928 | 56 |
| 1921 | #1,437 | 32 | #901 | 60 |
| 1920 | #1,751 | 23 | #911 | 57 |
| 1919 | #1,921 | 19 | #927 | 52 |
| 1918 | #1,411 | 30 | #902 | 54 |
| 1917 | #2,204 | 15 | #723 | 72 |
| 1916 | #1,533 | 24 | #744 | 67 |
| 1915 | #2,255 | 13 | #893 | 48 |
| 1914 | #2,125 | 11 | #751 | 49 |
| 1913 | #2,540 | 7 | #871 | 31 |
| 1912 | #1,620 | 12 | #892 | 25 |
| 1911 | #1,656 | 9 | #667 | 22 |
| 1910 | #2,398 | 5 | #981 | 11 |
| 1909 | — | #1,020 | 9 | |
| 1908 | #1,862 | 6 | #1,021 | 8 |
| 1907 | — | #735 | 13 | |
| 1906 | — | #927 | 8 | |
| 1905 | — | #1,002 | 7 | |
| 1904 | — | #1,064 | 6 | |
| 1903 | — | #656 | 12 | |
| 1902 | — | #794 | 9 | |
| 1901 | — | #858 | 7 | |
| 1900 | — | #902 | 9 | |
| 1899 | — | #857 | 7 | |
| 1898 | — | #885 | 7 | |
| 1897 | — | #942 | 6 | |
| 1896 | — | #481 | 18 | |
| 1895 | — | #795 | 8 | |
| 1894 | — | #954 | 6 | |
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | #792 | 8 | |
| 1891 | — | #635 | 9 | |
| 1890 | — | #603 | 11 | |
| 1889 | — | #789 | 7 | |
| 1888 | — | #1,031 | 5 | |
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | #959 | 5 | |
| 1885 | — | #604 | 10 | |
| 1884 | — | #764 | 7 | |
| 1883 | — | #527 | 12 | |
| 1882 | — | #652 | 9 | |
| 1881 | — | #595 | 9 | |
| 1880 | — | #809 | 6 | |
The first year at least five girls were named Allison! It came in at #1,862, and was given to 6 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1909–1910, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Allison is popular in 1999
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Iowa#23 · 1 in 112
- Ohio#23 · 1 in 143
- Missouri#24 · 1 in 128
- Wisconsin#25 · 1 in 131
- Minnesota#26 · 1 in 134
Best ever in a state: #2 in District of Columbia, 2009.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa | #23 | 123 | 1 in 112 |
| Ohio | #23 | 431 | 1 in 143 |
| Missouri | #24 | 228 | 1 in 128 |
| Wisconsin | #25 | 193 | 1 in 131 |
| Indiana | #26 | 241 | 1 in 138 |
| Minnesota | #26 | 186 | 1 in 134 |
| Nebraska | #27 | 56 | 1 in 143 |
| Kentucky | #32 | 137 | 1 in 147 |
| Michigan | #32 | 297 | 1 in 173 |
| West Virginia | #32 | 58 | 1 in 125 |
| Maryland | #34 | 153 | 1 in 156 |
| Oklahoma | #34 | 98 | 1 in 170 |
| Illinois | #35 | 362 | 1 in 193 |
| Kansas | #35 | 77 | 1 in 170 |
| Alabama | #36 | 124 | 1 in 170 |
| Connecticut | #36 | 89 | 1 in 172 |
| Delaware | #36 | 25 | 1 in 124 |
| North Dakota | #36 | 20 | 1 in 130 |
| Pennsylvania | #36 | 324 | 1 in 179 |
| Virginia | #36 | 210 | 1 in 164 |
| Arkansas | #37 | 67 | 1 in 176 |
| Maine | #37 | 30 | 1 in 147 |
| Oregon | #37 | 86 | 1 in 190 |
| South Dakota | #37 | 22 | 1 in 138 |
| Massachusetts | #38 | 175 | 1 in 179 |
| New Jersey | #38 | 225 | 1 in 185 |
| Louisiana | #39 | 113 | 1 in 195 |
| Mississippi | #39 | 56 | 1 in 211 |
| North Carolina | #40 | 199 | 1 in 214 |
| Tennessee | #41 | 157 | 1 in 195 |
| Utah | #41 | 76 | 1 in 218 |
| New Hampshire | #43 | 32 | 1 in 149 |
| Colorado | #44 | 107 | 1 in 216 |
| Vermont | #45 | 12 | 1 in 149 |
| South Carolina | #46 | 72 | 1 in 236 |
| Idaho | #47 | 29 | 1 in 206 |
| Rhode Island | #47 | 24 | 1 in 173 |
| Washington | #47 | 117 | 1 in 250 |
| Georgia | #48 | 173 | 1 in 264 |
| Texas | #50 | 484 | 1 in 304 |
| Nevada | #51 | 40 | 1 in 231 |
| Alaska | #54 | 13 | 1 in 181 |
| New York | #56 | 335 | 1 in 298 |
| Montana | #61 | 15 | 1 in 185 |
| Arizona | #67 | 96 | 1 in 317 |
| Florida | #68 | 224 | 1 in 334 |
| Wyoming | #76 | 6 | 1 in 200 |
| California | #78 | 572 | 1 in 383 |
| Hawaii | #84 | 12 | 1 in 291 |
| New Mexico | #139 | 17 | 1 in 477 |
| District of Columbia | #143 | 8 | 1 in 428 |
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 Allison
- 4 spots since 2024 (#99 → #103)
- 23 spots since 2020 (#80 → #103)
- 64 spots since 2015 (#39 → #103)
- Biggest jump: 234 spots in 1946 (#1,142 → #908)
- Biggest drop: 56 spots in 1966 (#128 → #184)
- Debuted 1908
- Peaked 2009 at #30 (6,581 births)
- Births halved by 2020, 11 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 50 yrs · run 1974–2021
- Top 1,000: 80 yrs · run 1946–2025
- Highest: 1 in 216 girls born in 1995 were named Allison (0.46%)
- Latest: 1 in 627 girls born in 2025 (0.16%)
- Its best rank, #30 in 2009, was only 1 in 279 (0.36%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 23.3% of all girls named Allison (74,433) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 6 | #1,862 (1908) | #1,862 |
| 1910s | 145 | #1,411 (1918) | #1,966 |
| 1920s | 227 | #1,279 (1926) | #1,862 |
| 1930s | 236 | #1,307 (1935) | #1,618 |
| 1940s | 680 | #705 (1949) | #1,123 |
| 1950s | 4,553 | #264 (1959) | #471 |
| 1960s | 16,525 | #128 (1965) | #211 |
| 1970s | 34,158 | #66 (1977) | #94 |
| 1980s | 62,327 | #42 (1986) | #51 |
| 1990s | 74,433 | #34 (1994) | #41 |
| 2000s | 59,966 | #30 (2009) | #42 |
| 2010s | 49,003 | #34 (2013) | #49 |
| 2020s | 16,860 | #80 (2020) | #94 |
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.
Allison in 1999
Top girls' names in 1999
Top boys' names in 1999
More about 1999
girls
1,773,823 girls got a published name in 1999; 1 in 252 of them was named Allison, which outranked 99.8% of the 16,947 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 10.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,920,150 boys got a published name in 1999; 1 in 192,015 of them was named Allison, which outranked 48.0% of the 11,614 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 14.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #5,656Ziyon11
- #5,656Zoltan11
- #5,656Zyair11
- #6,042Allison10
- #6,042Abdon10
- #6,042Abdulkareem10
- #6,042Abdurahman10
- #6,530Ab9
- #6,530Abdelaziz9
- #6,530Adarrius9
Tied with 487 names at #6,042; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.