Alison

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Alison is a given name used predominantly for girls. There have been 116,827 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 116,237 as girls and 590 as boys. Alison gained popularity in the 1940s, peaked in 1980 and has since declined significantly.

Popularity Over Time

Yearly Data

Year	Births
2024	673
2023	653
2022	698
2021	658
2020	699
2019	758
2018	770
2017	816
2016	973
2015	967
2014	1,118
2013	1,078
2012	1,189
2011	1,278
2010	1,219
2009	1,457
2008	1,254
2007	1,180
2006	1,222
2005	1,256
2004	1,438
2003	1,419
2002	1,361
2001	1,360
2000	1,386
1999	1,536
1998	1,647
1997	1,770
1996	1,901
1995	1,952
1994	2,126
1993	2,247
1992	2,072
1991	2,166
1990	2,376
1989	2,516
1988	2,553
1987	2,787
1986	3,000
1985	2,837
1984	2,524
1983	2,504
1982	2,746
1981	2,719
1980	2,994
1979	2,951
1978	2,443
1977	2,385
1976	2,290
1975	2,283
1974	2,093
1973	1,938
1972	1,823
1971	2,222
1970	1,772
1969	1,082
1968	904
1967	901
1966	959
1965	1,461
1964	1,451
1963	1,393
1962	1,428
1961	1,409
1960	1,267
1959	1,197
1958	993
1957	573
1956	592
1955	545
1954	626
1953	492
1952	445
1951	418
1950	360
1949	323
1948	273
1947	233
1946	220
1945	125
1944	82
1943	67
1942	85
1941	35
1940	42
1939	44
1938	43
1937	44
1936	51
1935	35
1934	56
1933	26
1932	35
1931	27
1930	24
1929	14
1928	33
1927	25
1926	22
1925	21
1924	34
1923	27
1922	21
1921	24
1920	17
1919	17
1918	29
1917	20
1916	15
1915	16
1914	28
1913	19
1912	9
1910	5
1907	5
1905	7