Primarily a girl's name · 99% girls
Origin: EnglishAlison 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 Allison 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1908 | 6 | #1,873 |
| 1910 | 5 | #2,415 |
| 1911 | 9 | #1,663 |
| 1912 | 12 | #1,621 |
| 1913 | 7 | #2,547 |
| 1914 | 11 | #2,130 |
| 1915 | 13 | #2,257 |
| 1916 | 24 | #1,536 |
| 1917 | 15 | #2,206 |
| 1918 | 30 | #1,412 |
| 1919 | 19 | #1,922 |
| 1920 | 23 | #1,754 |
| 1921 | 32 | #1,438 |
| 1922 | 18 | #2,113 |
| 1923 | 21 | #1,896 |
| 1924 | 18 | #2,142 |
| 1925 | 18 | #2,120 |
| 1926 | 37 | #1,279 |
| 1927 | 25 | #1,673 |
| 1928 | 22 | #1,786 |
| 1929 | 13 | #2,438 |
| 1930 | 17 | #2,026 |
| 1931 | 16 | #2,028 |
| 1932 | 21 | #1,687 |
| 1933 | 15 | #2,056 |
| 1934 | 26 | #1,440 |
| 1935 | 31 | #1,307 |
| 1936 | 30 | #1,321 |
| 1937 | 25 | #1,497 |
| 1938 | 27 | #1,439 |
| 1939 | 28 | #1,401 |
| 1940 | 24 | #1,592 |
| 1941 | 31 | #1,383 |
| 1942 | 34 | #1,388 |
| 1943 | 38 | #1,327 |
| 1944 | 45 | #1,175 |
| 1945 | 47 | #1,142 |
| 1946 | 85 | #908 |
| 1947 | 102 | #870 |
| 1948 | 130 | #741 |
| 1949 | 144 | #705 |
| 1950 | 157 | #681 |
| 1951 | 252 | #525 |
| 1952 | 255 | #534 |
| 1953 | 281 | #512 |
| 1954 | 290 | #521 |
| 1955 | 341 | #496 |
| 1956 | 402 | #462 |
| 1957 | 465 | #434 |
| 1958 | 987 | #284 |
| 1959 | 1,124 | #264 |
| 1960 | 1,068 | #277 |
| 1961 | 1,182 | #260 |
| 1962 | 1,313 | #241 |
| 1963 | 1,434 | #229 |
| 1964 | 2,077 | #181 |
| 1965 | 3,044 | #128 |
| 1966 | 1,768 | #184 |
| 1967 | 1,452 | #209 |
| 1968 | 1,536 | #202 |
| 1969 | 1,651 | #194 |
| 1970 | 2,630 | #133 |
| 1971 | 3,018 | #119 |
| 1972 | 2,797 | #115 |
| 1973 | 2,904 | #105 |
| 1974 | 2,959 | #99 |
| 1975 | 3,347 | #89 |
| 1976 | 4,028 | #67 |
| 1977 | 4,205 | #66 |
| 1978 | 3,864 | #75 |
| 1979 | 4,407 | #70 |
| 1980 | 4,868 | #59 |
| 1981 | 4,905 | #57 |
| 1982 | 5,171 | #58 |
| 1983 | 4,973 | #59 |
| 1984 | 6,040 | #51 |
| 1985 | 7,028 | #46 |
| 1986 | 7,575 | #42 |
| 1987 | 7,340 | #44 |
| 1988 | 7,145 | #46 |
| 1989 | 7,283 | #46 |
| 1990 | 7,134 | #48 |
| 1991 | 6,773 | #50 |
| 1992 | 6,903 | #48 |
| 1993 | 7,729 | #41 |
| 1994 | 8,150 | #34 |
| 1995 | 8,126 | #34 |
| 1996 | 7,455 | #38 |
| 1997 | 7,274 | #39 |
| 1998 | 7,861 | #38 |
| 1999 | 7,026 | #40 |
| 2000 | 6,315 | #44 |
| 2001 | 6,214 | #44 |
| 2002 | 6,239 | #44 |
| 2003 | 5,850 | #46 |
| 2004 | 5,873 | #40 |
| 2005 | 5,634 | #45 |
| 2006 | 5,564 | #47 |
| 2007 | 5,454 | #46 |
| 2008 | 6,241 | #32 |
| 2009 | 6,581 | #30 |
| 2010 | 5,867 | #38 |
| 2011 | 5,472 | #40 |
| 2012 | 5,427 | #38 |
| 2013 | 5,445 | #34 |
| 2014 | 5,476 | #39 |
| 2015 | 5,356 | #39 |
| 2016 | 4,782 | #50 |
| 2017 | 4,036 | #61 |
| 2018 | 3,693 | #70 |
| 2019 | 3,439 | #77 |
| 2020 | 3,159 | #80 |
| 2021 | 3,138 | #82 |
| 2022 | 2,711 | #101 |
| 2023 | 2,646 | #100 |
| 2024 | 2,622 | #99 |
