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Alison name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Alison ranks #476 in female records (644 reported) and #12,100 in male records (5 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#476 · 644 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
Count decreased by 30 female records (674 to 644); rank moved from #465 to #476.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
Count decreased by 16 female records (660 to 644); rank moved from #473 to #476.
2025 male rank and count
#12,100 · 5 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
No published 2024 male observation to compare. A missing observation is not zero.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
No published 2021 male observation to compare. A missing observation is not zero.
Peak year in available data
2016: 974 female records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Alison becoming more popular?

Alison's reported female count decreased by 30 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #465 to #476. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Alison in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for AlisonFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.9740201620252016: 974 female records2017: 816 female records2018: 770 female records2019: 758 female records2020: 699 female records2021: 660 female records2022: 692 female records2023: 654 female records2024: 674 female records2025: 644 female records2022: 6 male records2025: 5 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025644476512,100
2024674465——
2023654471——
2022692458610,929
2021660473——
2020699440——
2019758413——
2018770400——
2017816383——
2016974343——

Questions about Alison’s popularity

How common is Alison in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Alison ranks #476 in female records (644 reported) and #12,100 in male records (5 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Alison?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Alison only.

Can I compare this name with my partner?

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