The first name Alyson

Alyson last appeared in the official list in 2023, given to 4 girls. It peaked in 1996, with 9 births (#1,755).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Alyson with other names.

In 2025, 157 girls born in the United States were named Alyson, the 1,388th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1990, when 741 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Alyson Stoner
  American actor, singer and dancer, born 1993
• Alyson Reed
  American dancer and actress, born 1958
• Alyson Noël
  American writer, born 1965
• Alyson Annan
  Australian field hockey player (born 1973)
• Alyson Court
  Canadian actress, born 1973
• Alyson Dudek
  American short track speed skater, born 1990
• Alyson Leigh Rosenfeld
  American voice actress, born 1987
• Alyson Charles
  Canadian speed skater, born 1998
• Alyson Williams
  American singer, born 1962
• Alyson Dixon
  British athletics competitor, born 1978
• Alyson Bailes
  English diplomat (1949-2016)
• Aly Michalka
  American singer and actress (born 1989)

What does the name Alyson mean?

Rare variant of Alison.

How popular is the name Alyson?

In 2023, 4 girls born in England and Wales were named Alyson, ranking 4,709th. Its peak was 1996, with 9 births.

Is Alyson a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 29,740 US babies named Alyson since 1880 were girls.

When was Alyson most popular?

1990 in the United States, when 741 babies were named Alyson, its highest rank at 358th.