Allison Girl
How popular is Allison?
#103 girl name in 2025
2,564 baby girls were named Allison in the US in 2025, making it the 103rd most popular girl name. Another 6 boys got the name (#10,691 for boys).
Allison popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #103 for girls (▼ 4 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 2,564 girls, 6 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-52% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #39 in 2015, #80 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1994 (8,150 girls) |
| Highest rank | #30 in 2009 |
| First recorded | 1908 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Allison counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Allison family of names ranked #65 for girls in 2025 (#58 the year before), with 4,282 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Allison | 2,564 | 60% |
| Alison | 644 | 15% |
| Allyson | 203 | 5% |
| Alisson | 580 | 14% |
| Alyson | 157 | 4% |
| Allisson | 62 | 1% |
| Alysson | 41 | 1% |
| Allisyn | 11 | 0% |
| Alizon | 9 | 0% |
| Alisyn | 5 | 0% |
| Allysson | 6 | 0% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Allison is most popular
Babies named Allison per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Delaware: 4.0 per 1,000 (45 girls)
- New Mexico: 3.7 per 1,000 (89 girls)
- Texas: 2.8 per 1,000 (2,245 girls)
- Nevada: 2.7 per 1,000 (126 girls)
- Maryland: 2.7 per 1,000 (285 girls)
Allison by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 6 | #1,862 |
| 1910s | 145 | #1,411 |
| 1920s | 227 | #1,279 |
| 1930s | 236 | #1,307 |
| 1940s | 680 | #704 |
| 1950s | 4,553 | #264 |
| 1960s | 16,525 | #128 |
| 1970s | 34,158 | #66 |
| 1980s | 62,327 | #42 |
| 1990s | 74,433 | #34 |
| 2000s | 59,966 | #30 |
| 2010s | 49,003 | #34 |
| 2020s | 16,860 | #80 |
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Questions
- Is Allison a boy or girl name?
- Allison is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Allison were girls.
- How popular is the name Allison?
- 2,564 baby girls were named Allison in the US in 2025, making it the 103rd most popular girl name. Another 6 boys got the name (#10,691 for boys).
- When was Allison most popular?
- Allison peaked in 1994, when 8,150 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #30 in 2009.
- How many people are named Allison?
- 322,944 babies have been named Allison in the US since 1880. We estimate about 312,124 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 31.
- Where is Allison most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Allison was most common in Delaware, at 4.0 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.