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Allison name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Allison ranks #103 in female records (2,564 reported) and #10,756 in male records (6 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

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Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#103 · 2,564 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
Count decreased by 67 female records (2,631 to 2,564); rank moved from #99 to #103.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
Count decreased by 576 female records (3,140 to 2,564); rank moved from #82 to #103.
2025 male rank and count
#10,756 · 6 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count decreased by 2 male records (8 to 6); rank moved from #9,026 to #10,756.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count stayed at 6 male records; rank moved from #10,862 to #10,756.
Peak year in available data
2016: 4,786 female records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Allison becoming more popular?

Allison's reported female count decreased by 67 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #99 to #103. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Allison 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 AllisonFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.4,7860201620252016: 4,786 female records2017: 4,037 female records2018: 3,694 female records2019: 3,440 female records2020: 3,161 female records2021: 3,140 female records2022: 2,714 female records2023: 2,650 female records2024: 2,631 female records2025: 2,564 female records2016: 5 male records2018: 8 male records2019: 5 male records2020: 6 male records2021: 6 male records2022: 6 male records2024: 8 male records2025: 6 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
20252,564103610,756
20242,6319989,026
20232,650100——
20222,714101610,931
20213,14082610,862
20203,16180610,661
20193,44078512,230
20183,6947088,856
20174,03761——
20164,78650512,283

Questions about Allison’s popularity

How common is Allison in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Allison ranks #103 in female records (2,564 reported) and #10,756 in male records (6 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 Allison?

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

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