# Allison (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/allison/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | English |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈælɪsən/, 3 syllables |
| Nicknames | Al, Ali, Alie, Alli, Allie, Ally, Aly |
| Variant spellings | Alison, Alyson, Allyson |
| US babies named this | 322,944 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 3,825 / 319,119 (99% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 241, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From a Middle English diminutive form of Alan, Alexander or Alice + -son.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 5,472 | 40 |
| 2012 | 5,428 | 38 |
| 2013 | 5,446 | 34 |
| 2014 | 5,476 | 39 |
| 2015 | 5,356 | 39 |
| 2016 | 4,786 | 50 |
| 2017 | 4,037 | 61 |
| 2018 | 3,694 | 70 |
| 2019 | 3,440 | 78 |
| 2020 | 3,161 | 80 |
| 2021 | 3,140 | 82 |
| 2022 | 2,714 | 101 |
| 2023 | 2,650 | 100 |
| 2024 | 2,631 | 99 |
| 2025 | 2,564 | 103 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 10 | 7,711 |
| 2010 | 9 | 8,176 |
| 2011 | 10 | 7,523 |
| 2012 | 8 | 8,895 |
| 2013 | 12 | 6,620 |
| 2014 | 9 | 8,163 |
| 2015 | 10 | 7,516 |
| 2016 | 5 | 12,283 |
| 2018 | 8 | 8,856 |
| 2019 | 5 | 12,230 |
| 2020 | 6 | 10,661 |
| 2021 | 6 | 10,862 |
| 2022 | 6 | 10,931 |
| 2024 | 8 | 9,026 |
| 2025 | 6 | 10,756 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 8 | 2,893 |
| 2012 | 5 | 4,171 |
| 2013 | 11 | 2,313 |
| 2014 | 7 | 3,160 |
| 2015 | 6 | 3,615 |
| 2016 | 9 | 2,757 |
| 2017 | 10 | 2,502 |
| 2018 | 13 | 2,090 |
| 2019 | 9 | 2,643 |
| 2020 | 12 | 2,163 |
| 2021 | 16 | 1,785 |
| 2022 | 3 | 5,669 |
| 2023 | 11 | 2,346 |
| 2024 | 7 | 3,318 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2,788 |

## People named Allison

- Allison Janney, American actress (born 1959)
- Allison Mack, American former actress
- Allison Williams, American actress and producer (born 1988)
- Allison Schmitt, American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, world record-holder
- Allison Tolman, American actress
- Allison Pineau, French handball player (1989-)
- Allison Miller, American actress
- Allison Hayes, American actress (1930–1977)
- Allison Scagliotti, American actress and musician
- Allison Beveridge, Canadian cyclist
- Allison Anders, director, screenwriter
- Allison Harvard, American model and actress

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.