Allison

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Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: English

Meaning

Alison is a female given name in English-speaking countries. It was originally a medieval French nickname for Alis / Alys, an old form of Alice derived with the suffix -on or -son sometimes used in the former French nicknames. The Middle English form was Alisoun.

From Wikipedia

Allison first appears in the data in 1999 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2020 with 69 babies (rank #279 that year). In 2024 it was given to 50 girls (rank #309). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Allison

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Allison yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

635
Total babies (all years)
21
Years in the data
69
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
199923#540
200016#696
200223#576
200318#659
200421#639
200519#658
200716#784
200818#751
200916#806
201018#752
201122#647
201219#711
201324#600
201430#503
201530#498
201641#410
201742#400
202069#279
202268#273
202352#312
202450#309