Allison

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Allison is a given name of Germanic, Old French origin used predominantly for girls, but also given to boys (1% of births). There have been 320,344 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 316,525 as girls and 3,819 as boys. Allison gained popularity in the 1950s, peaked in 1994 and has since declined in popularity. It is the #239 most popular name for a girl.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 2,630
2023 2,646
2022 2,717
2021 3,144
2020 3,165
2019 3,444
2018 3,701
2017 4,036
2016 4,787
2015 5,366
2014 5,485
2013 5,457
2012 5,435
2011 5,482
2010 5,876
2009 6,591
2008 6,260
2007 5,459
2006 5,570
2005 5,647
2004 5,897
2003 5,860
2002 6,255
2001 6,233
2000 6,324
1999 7,036
1998 7,869
1997 7,283
1996 7,466
1995 8,147
1994 8,163
1993 7,745
1992 6,923
1991 6,788
1990 7,158
1989 7,315
1988 7,181
1987 7,369
1986 7,622
1985 7,055
1984 6,066
1983 4,998
1982 5,201
1981 4,940
1980 4,896
1979 4,432
1978 3,889
1977 4,231
1976 4,061
1975 3,367
1974 2,985
1973 2,925
1972 2,818
1971 3,046
1970 2,657
1969 1,674
1968 1,565
1967 1,490
1966 1,802
1965 3,079
1964 2,129
1963 1,476
1962 1,361
1961 1,230
1960 1,122
1959 1,169
1958 1,033
1957 503
1956 423
1955 377
1954 332
1953 315
1952 298
1951 291
1950 196
1949 181
1948 164
1947 149
1946 133
1945 83
1944 86
1943 72
1942 75
1941 63
1940 58
1939 61
1938 60
1937 70
1936 77
1935 76
1934 75
1933 55
1932 62
1931 58
1930 65
1929 61
1928 80
1927 95
1926 108
1925 86
1924 89
1923 72
1922 74
1921 92
1920 80
1919 71
1918 84
1917 87
1916 91
1915 61
1914 60
1913 38
1912 37
1911 31
1910 16
1909 9
1908 14
1907 13
1906 8
1905 7
1904 6
1903 12
1902 9
1901 7
1900 9
1899 7
1898 7
1897 6
1896 18
1895 8
1894 6
1892 8
1891 9
1890 11
1889 7
1888 5
1886 5
1885 10
1884 7
1883 12
1882 9
1881 9
1880 6