Primarily a girl's name · 99% girls
Origin: PortugueseAlison 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
In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Alison yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.
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Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1905 | 7 | #1,544 |
| 1907 | 5 | #2,072 |
| 1910 | 5 | #2,412 |
| 1912 | 9 | #1,985 |
| 1913 | 12 | #1,768 |
| 1914 | 22 | #1,345 |
| 1915 | 16 | #1,964 |
| 1916 | 15 | #2,134 |
| 1917 | 20 | #1,774 |
| 1918 | 18 | #2,031 |
| 1919 | 17 | #2,067 |
| 1920 | 10 | #3,099 |
| 1921 | 19 | #2,050 |
| 1922 | 21 | #1,897 |
| 1923 | 22 | #1,842 |
| 1924 | 23 | #1,812 |
| 1925 | 14 | #2,491 |
| 1926 | 22 | #1,831 |
| 1927 | 25 | #1,671 |
| 1928 | 28 | #1,503 |
| 1929 | 14 | #2,304 |
| 1930 | 24 | #1,609 |
| 1931 | 21 | #1,688 |
| 1932 | 35 | #1,214 |
| 1933 | 26 | #1,442 |
| 1934 | 50 | #974 |
| 1935 | 35 | #1,199 |
| 1936 | 51 | #961 |
| 1937 | 38 | #1,160 |
| 1938 | 43 | #1,091 |
| 1939 | 44 | #1,080 |
| 1940 | 42 | #1,114 |
| 1941 | 35 | #1,295 |
| 1942 | 78 | #873 |
| 1943 | 67 | #965 |
| 1944 | 77 | #867 |
| 1945 | 120 | #678 |
| 1946 | 214 | #540 |
| 1947 | 233 | #557 |
| 1948 | 268 | #497 |
| 1949 | 316 | #449 |
| 1950 | 353 | #428 |
| 1951 | 418 | #404 |
| 1952 | 440 | #393 |
| 1953 | 492 | #383 |
| 1954 | 619 | #344 |
| 1955 | 545 | #378 |
| 1956 | 592 | #359 |
| 1957 | 567 | #380 |
| 1958 | 993 | #281 |
| 1959 | 1,197 | #254 |
| 1960 | 1,267 | #246 |
| 1961 | 1,409 | #231 |
| 1962 | 1,422 | #225 |
| 1963 | 1,388 | #234 |
| 1964 | 1,451 | #226 |
| 1965 | 1,461 | #221 |
| 1966 | 959 | #270 |
| 1967 | 895 | #284 |
| 1968 | 904 | #291 |
| 1969 | 1,077 | #269 |
| 1970 | 1,764 | #187 |
| 1971 | 2,210 | #143 |
| 1972 | 1,808 | #162 |
| 1973 | 1,928 | #146 |
| 1974 | 2,079 | #135 |
| 1975 | 2,267 | #127 |
| 1976 | 2,273 | #118 |
| 1977 | 2,372 | #122 |
| 1978 | 2,433 | #123 |
| 1979 | 2,938 | #102 |
| 1980 | 2,980 | #101 |
| 1981 | 2,704 | #113 |
| 1982 | 2,726 | #111 |
| 1983 | 2,491 | #116 |
| 1984 | 2,512 | #110 |
| 1985 | 2,829 | #97 |
| 1986 | 2,975 | #96 |
| 1987 | 2,771 | #100 |
| 1988 | 2,540 | #113 |
| 1989 | 2,489 | #119 |
| 1990 | 2,363 | #132 |
| 1991 | 2,153 | #142 |
| 1992 | 2,065 | #147 |
| 1993 | 2,241 | #141 |
| 1994 | 2,121 | #153 |
| 1995 | 1,952 | #162 |
| 1996 | 1,901 | #166 |
| 1997 | 1,763 | #173 |
| 1998 | 1,642 | #188 |
| 1999 | 1,527 | #202 |
| 2000 | 1,381 | #231 |
| 2001 | 1,360 | #233 |
| 2002 | 1,361 | #232 |
| 2003 | 1,413 | #233 |
| 2004 | 1,433 | #229 |
| 2005 | 1,256 | #260 |
| 2006 | 1,217 | #272 |
| 2007 | 1,170 | #290 |
| 2008 | 1,247 | #275 |
| 2009 | 1,448 | #228 |
| 2010 | 1,219 | #269 |
| 2011 | 1,272 | #252 |
| 2012 | 1,184 | #275 |
| 2013 | 1,072 | #298 |
| 2014 | 1,118 | #292 |
| 2015 | 967 | #339 |
| 2016 | 973 | #343 |
| 2017 | 816 | #383 |
| 2018 | 770 | #400 |
| 2019 | 758 | #413 |
| 2020 | 699 | #440 |
| 2021 | 658 | #475 |
| 2022 | 692 | #457 |
| 2023 | 653 | #471 |
| 2024 | 673 | #465 |
