Baby name

Allison

Girl

Origin of the name

Allison is a medieval pet form of Alice.

Classic name

The high point came in 1994, with 8,150 births and the No. 34 spot that year. It has stood the test of time: births were recorded in 117 of the 146 years since 1880. Its rank in 2025: No. 103.

319,119births since 1880

1990sgeneration

No. 34rank at its peak, in 1994

Where babies named Allison are born

1994

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The darker the blue, the more common Allison is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Allison is most common in New Hampshire (1.4 times), Nevada (1.3) and Connecticut (1.3), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Alison 116,886
Allyson 53,758
Ellison 5,695
Allisson 2,842
Allisyn 1,083

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