Alison
A girls’ name of Old English origin, meaning noble kind; a form of Alice.
Babies a year
812
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#476
down from #465
UK popularity
#1719
17 babies
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 |
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. Its US peak was 2,982 in 1980.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Alison was most common in 1980, when it went to 0.17% of American babies of that sex.
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