Allison
A girls’ name of Old German origin, meaning noble natured; a form of Alison.
Babies a year
4,017
the US, 2017
Rarity
Common
among names in use
US popularity
#103
down from #99
UK popularity
#2788
9 babies
How Allison has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #39 |
| 2016 | #50 |
| 2017 | #61 |
| 2018 | #70 |
| 2019 | #77 |
| 2020 | #80 |
| 2021 | #82 |
| 2022 | #101 |
| 2023 | #100 |
| 2024 | #99 |
| 2025 | #103 |
In 2025, 9 babies in England and Wales were named Allison. In the US, 4,017 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 8,150 in 1994.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Allison was most common in 1995, when it went to 0.42% of American babies of that sex.
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