Alison

Alison

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: Portuguese

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

Alison first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1996 with 181 babies (rank #225 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Alison

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.

7Destiny numberThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
7Soul urgeThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
9PersonalityThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,139

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

181

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	181	#225
1997	140	#268
1998	118	#306
1999	102	#325
2000	74	#422
2001	48	#570
2002	44	#620
2003	49	#595
2004	44	#667
2005	35	#802
2006	30	#960
2007	30	#987
2008	38	#859
2009	31	#1,022
2010	15	#1,816
2011	33	#1,045
2012	22	#1,429
2013	26	#1,293
2014	29	#1,180
2015	24	#1,367
2016	26	#1,278

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

181

#225

1997

140

#268

1998

118

#306

1999

102

#325

2000

#422

2001

#570

2002

#620

2003

#595

2004

#667

2005

#802

2006

#960

2007

#987

2008

#859

2009

#1,022

2010

#1,816

2011

#1,045

2012

#1,429

2013

#1,293

2014

#1,180

2015

#1,367

2016

#1,278

Meaning

Numerology of Alison

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Alison

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