Alison
A girls’ name of Old English origin, meaning noble kind; a form of Alice.
How Alison has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #339 |
| 2016 | #343 |
| 2017 | #383 |
| 2018 | #403 |
| 2019 | #415 |
| 2020 | #438 |
| 2021 | #474 |
| 2022 | #455 |
| 2023 | #471 |
| 2024 | #465 |
| 2025 | #476 |
Alison by the numbers
In 2025, 17 babies in England and Wales were named Alison. In the US, 812 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 2,982 babies in 1980, making it a 1980s name.
At its height, in 1980, about 1 in 600 American girls born that year was called Alison.
Other names that come from Alice
Like Alison, each of these traces back to Alice: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Allienoble; a form of Alice or Alison987 in the US (2017)
- Alicianoble natured; a form of Alice861 in the US (2017)
- Alisanoble kind; variant of Alice48 in England and Wales (2025)
- Alissanoble; a form of Alice222 in the US (2017)
- Alysnoble; a variant of Alice81 in England and Wales (2025)
- Alydefender of mankind; a form of Alice or Alison78 in the US (2017)
- Alisenoble; a modern respelling of Alice66 in the US (2017)
- Alycenoble; a form of Alice55 in the US (2017)
Names that come from Alison
Forms of Alison in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Allienoble; a form of Alice or Alison987 in the US (2017)
- Allynoble; diminutive of Alison or Allyson213 in the US (2017)
- Alydefender of mankind; a form of Alice or Alison78 in the US (2017)
- Allizonnoble; a variant of Alison11 in the US (2017)
- Allysennoble; a variant of Alison11 in the US (2017)
- Alisannenoble; a variant of Alison10 in the US (2017)
- Allyssonnoble; a variant of Alison10 in the US (2017)
- Allisnoble; a form of Alison9 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Alison. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Allisonnoble natured; a form of Alison4,017 in the US (2017)
- Alysona form of Alison; noble or of noble kind323 in the US (2017)
- Alissonnoble; a form of Alison256 in the US (2017)
- Adisonchild of Adam; a feminine form of Addison51 in the US (2017)
- Alisynnoble; a form of Alison9 in the US (2017)
- Alizon13 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Alison
Names that are said the same way as Alison, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Allysonnoble natured; a form of Alison634 in the US (2017)
- Allissonnoble; a variant of Alison81 in the US (2017)
- Alyssonnoble; a variant of Allison or Alison64 in the US (2017)
- Alicenof noble birth; a form of Alison23 in the US (2017)
- Allisynnoble; of noble kind; a form of Alison18 in the US (2017)
- Alicynnoble; a modern spelling of Alison11 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean gentleness
Like Alison, each of these has gentleness in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Leahweary; also delicate5,168 in the US (2017)
- Alicenoble, of noble kind825 in England and Wales (2025)
- Delilahdelicate, languishing1,180 in England and Wales (2025)
- Milliegentle strength; from Millicent or Amelia1,080 in England and Wales (2025)
- Almanourishing, kind222 in England and Wales (2025)
- Winniegentle friend; diminutive of Winfred or Winifred416 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean nobility
Like Alison, each of these has nobility in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Aubreyelf ruler; noble strength6,029 in the US (2017)
- Audreynoble strength4,820 in the US (2017)
- Aaliyahhigh, exalted, of high rank4,167 in the US (2017)
- Adelinenoble, nobility3,902 in the US (2017)
- Alicenoble, of noble kind825 in England and Wales (2025)
- Adalynnnoble lineage; a modern respelling of Adeline2,651 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Alison
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