Allison
#103 for girls in 2025, 2,564 births · #10,695 for boys in 2025, 6 births
Given to girls 98.8% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 2009 · 6,581 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 50 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 319,119since 1908
Allison over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #103 | 2,564 | #10,695 | 6 |
| 2024 | #99 | 2,631 | #8,987 | 8 |
| 2023 | #100 | 2,650 | — | |
| 2022 | #101 | 2,714 | #10,863 | 6 |
| 2021 | #82 | 3,140 | #10,799 | 6 |
| 2020 | #80 | 3,161 | #10,605 | 6 |
| 2019 | #78 | 3,440 | #12,145 | 5 |
| 2018 | #70 | 3,694 | #8,819 | 8 |
| 2017 | #61 | 4,037 | — | |
| 2016 | #50 | 4,786 | #12,185 | 5 |
| 2015 | #39 | 5,356 | #7,491 | 10 |
| 2014 | #39 | 5,476 | #8,130 | 9 |
| 2013 | #34 | 5,446 | #6,603 | 12 |
| 2012 | #38 | 5,428 | #8,864 | 8 |
| 2011 | #40 | 5,472 | #7,502 | 10 |
| 2010 | #38 | 5,868 | #8,139 | 9 |
| 2009 | #30 | 6,581 | #7,692 | 10 |
| 2008 | #32 | 6,241 | #4,901 | 19 |
| 2007 | #46 | 5,454 | #12,367 | 5 |
| 2006 | #47 | 5,564 | #10,662 | 6 |
| 2005 | #45 | 5,634 | #5,875 | 13 |
| 2004 | #40 | 5,873 | #3,735 | 24 |
| 2003 | #46 | 5,850 | #6,715 | 10 |
| 2002 | #44 | 6,239 | #4,703 | 16 |
| 2001 | #44 | 6,215 | #4,121 | 19 |
| 2000 | #44 | 6,315 | #6,839 | 9 |
| 1999 | #40 | 7,026 | #6,042 | 10 |
| 1998 | #38 | 7,861 | #6,843 | 8 |
| 1997 | #39 | 7,274 | #6,100 | 9 |
| 1996 | #38 | 7,455 | #5,187 | 11 |
| 1995 | #34 | 8,126 | #3,191 | 21 |
| 1994 | #34 | 8,150 | #4,537 | 13 |
| 1993 | #41 | 7,729 | #3,819 | 16 |
| 1992 | #48 | 6,903 | #3,220 | 20 |
| 1991 | #50 | 6,773 | #3,813 | 15 |
| 1990 | #48 | 7,136 | #2,695 | 24 |
| 1989 | #46 | 7,282 | #2,154 | 32 |
| 1988 | #46 | 7,145 | #1,849 | 36 |
| 1987 | #44 | 7,341 | #2,057 | 29 |
| 1986 | #42 | 7,575 | #1,457 | 47 |
| 1985 | #46 | 7,028 | #2,071 | 27 |
| 1984 | #51 | 6,041 | #2,036 | 26 |
| 1983 | #59 | 4,973 | #2,085 | 25 |
| 1982 | #58 | 5,170 | #1,850 | 30 |
| 1981 | #57 | 4,904 | #1,661 | 35 |
| 1980 | #59 | 4,868 | #1,965 | 28 |
| 1979 | #70 | 4,406 | #2,048 | 25 |
| 1978 | #75 | 3,864 | #1,965 | 25 |
| 1977 | #66 | 4,205 | #1,904 | 26 |
| 1976 | #67 | 4,028 | #1,608 | 33 |
| 1975 | #89 | 3,347 | #2,205 | 20 |
| 1974 | #99 | 2,959 | #1,790 | 26 |
| 1973 | #105 | 2,904 | #1,982 | 21 |
| 1972 | #115 | 2,797 | #1,966 | 21 |
| 1971 | #119 | 3,018 | #1,668 | 28 |
| 1970 | #133 | 2,630 | #1,658 | 27 |
| 1969 | #194 | 1,651 | #1,728 | 23 |
| 1968 | #202 | 1,536 | #1,455 | 29 |
| 1967 | #209 | 1,452 | #1,215 | 38 |
| 1966 | #184 | 1,768 | #1,299 | 34 |
| 1965 | #128 | 3,044 | #1,294 | 35 |
| 1964 | #181 | 2,077 | #1,044 | 52 |
| 1963 | #229 | 1,434 | #1,195 | 42 |
| 1962 | #241 | 1,313 | #1,108 | 48 |
| 1961 | #260 | 1,182 | #1,136 | 48 |
| 1960 | #277 | 1,068 | #1,045 | 54 |
| 1959 | #264 | 1,124 | #1,156 | 45 |
| 1958 | #284 | 987 | #1,131 | 46 |
| 1957 | #434 | 465 | #1,267 | 38 |
| 1956 | #462 | 402 | #1,722 | 21 |
| 1955 | #498 | 340 | #1,255 | 36 |
| 1954 | #521 | 290 | #1,151 | 42 |
| 1953 | #512 | 281 | #1,280 | 34 |
| 1952 | #534 | 255 | #1,111 | 43 |
| 1951 | #524 | 252 | #1,150 | 39 |
| 1950 | #681 | 157 | #1,139 | 39 |
| 1949 | #705 | 144 | #1,163 | 37 |
| 1948 | #741 | 130 | #1,231 | 34 |
| 1947 | #870 | 102 | #1,053 | 47 |
| 1946 | #908 | 85 | #967 | 48 |
| 1945 | #1,142 | 47 | #1,078 | 36 |
| 1944 | #1,175 | 45 | #1,018 | 41 |
| 1943 | #1,327 | 38 | #1,170 | 34 |
| 1942 | #1,387 | 34 | #1,054 | 41 |
| 1941 | #1,384 | 31 | #1,169 | 32 |
| 1940 | #1,591 | 24 | #1,135 | 34 |
| 1939 | #1,401 | 28 | #1,120 | 33 |
| 1938 | #1,437 | 27 | #1,125 | 33 |
| 1937 | #1,493 | 25 | #932 | 45 |
| 1936 | #1,321 | 30 | #893 | 47 |
| 1935 | #1,307 | 31 | #940 | 45 |
| 1934 | #1,440 | 26 | #897 | 49 |
| 1933 | #2,052 | 15 | #1,013 | 40 |
| 1932 | #1,685 | 21 | #1,035 | 41 |
| 1931 | #2,024 | 16 | #1,031 | 42 |
| 1930 | #2,023 | 17 | #976 | 48 |
| 1929 | #2,437 | 13 | #975 | 48 |
| 1928 | #1,784 | 22 | #872 | 58 |
| 1927 | #1,669 | 25 | #786 | 70 |
| 1926 | #1,279 | 37 | #765 | 71 |
| 1925 | #2,119 | 18 | #801 | 68 |
| 1924 | #2,137 | 18 | #797 | 71 |
| 1923 | #1,895 | 21 | #961 | 51 |
| 1922 | #2,109 | 18 | #928 | 56 |
| 1921 | #1,437 | 32 | #901 | 60 |
| 1920 | #1,751 | 23 | #911 | 57 |
| 1919 | #1,921 | 19 | #927 | 52 |
| 1918 | #1,411 | 30 | #902 | 54 |
| 1917 | #2,204 | 15 | #723 | 72 |
| 1916 | #1,533 | 24 | #744 | 67 |
| 1915 | #2,255 | 13 | #893 | 48 |
| 1914 | #2,125 | 11 | #751 | 49 |
| 1913 | #2,540 | 7 | #871 | 31 |
| 1912 | #1,620 | 12 | #892 | 25 |
| 1911 | #1,656 | 9 | #667 | 22 |
| 1910 | #2,398 | 5 | #981 | 11 |
| 1909 | — | #1,020 | 9 | |
| 1908 | #1,862 | 6 | #1,021 | 8 |
| 1907 | — | #735 | 13 | |
| 1906 | — | #927 | 8 | |
| 1905 | — | #1,002 | 7 | |
| 1904 | — | #1,064 | 6 | |
| 1903 | — | #656 | 12 | |
| 1902 | — | #794 | 9 | |
| 1901 | — | #858 | 7 | |
| 1900 | — | #902 | 9 | |
| 1899 | — | #857 | 7 | |
| 1898 | — | #885 | 7 | |
| 1897 | — | #942 | 6 | |
| 1896 | — | #481 | 18 | |
| 1895 | — | #795 | 8 | |
| 1894 | — | #954 | 6 | |
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | #792 | 8 | |
| 1891 | — | #635 | 9 | |
| 1890 | — | #603 | 11 | |
| 1889 | — | #789 | 7 | |
| 1888 | — | #1,031 | 5 | |
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | #959 | 5 | |
| 1885 | — | #604 | 10 | |
| 1884 | — | #764 | 7 | |
| 1883 | — | #527 | 12 | |
| 1882 | — | #652 | 9 | |
| 1881 | — | #595 | 9 | |
| 1880 | — | #809 | 6 | |
The first year at least five girls were named Allison! It came in at #1,862, and was given to 6 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1909–1910, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Allison is popular in 1926
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- New York#702 · 1 in 19,713
Best ever in a state: #2 in District of Columbia, 2009.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | #702 | 5 | 1 in 19,713 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Allison
- 4 spots since 2024 (#99 → #103)
- 23 spots since 2020 (#80 → #103)
- 64 spots since 2015 (#39 → #103)
- Biggest jump: 234 spots in 1946 (#1,142 → #908)
- Biggest drop: 56 spots in 1966 (#128 → #184)
- Debuted 1908
- Peaked 2009 at #30 (6,581 births)
- Births halved by 2020, 11 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 50 yrs · run 1974–2021
- Top 1,000: 80 yrs · run 1946–2025
- Highest: 1 in 216 girls born in 1995 were named Allison (0.46%)
- Latest: 1 in 627 girls born in 2025 (0.16%)
- Its best rank, #30 in 2009, was only 1 in 279 (0.36%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 23.3% of all girls named Allison (74,433) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 6 | #1,862 (1908) | #1,862 |
| 1910s | 145 | #1,411 (1918) | #1,966 |
| 1920s | 227 | #1,279 (1926) | #1,862 |
| 1930s | 236 | #1,307 (1935) | #1,618 |
| 1940s | 680 | #705 (1949) | #1,123 |
| 1950s | 4,553 | #264 (1959) | #471 |
| 1960s | 16,525 | #128 (1965) | #211 |
| 1970s | 34,158 | #66 (1977) | #94 |
| 1980s | 62,327 | #42 (1986) | #51 |
| 1990s | 74,433 | #34 (1994) | #41 |
| 2000s | 59,966 | #30 (2009) | #42 |
| 2010s | 49,003 | #34 (2013) | #49 |
| 2020s | 16,860 | #80 (2020) | #94 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Allison in 1926
Top girls' names in 1926
Top boys' names in 1926
More about 1926
girls
1,185,401 girls got a published name in 1926; 1 in 32,038 of them was named Allison, which outranked 77.3% of the 5,622 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,262Vella38
- #1,262Verdell38
- #1,262Zada38
- #1,279Allison37
- #1,279Arnetta37
- #1,279Audie37
- #1,279Cleola37
- #1,303Aldona36
- #1,303Antionette36
- #1,303Astrid36
Tied with 23 names at #1,279; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
- ↑ 1,047Janell#1,795 → #748
- ↑ 389Madalyn#1,225 → #836
- ↑ 382Evangelina#1,324 → #942
- ↑ 379Carla#1,252 → #873
- ↑ 351Vilma#1,020 → #669
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,110,505 boys got a published name in 1926; 1 in 15,641 of them was named Allison, which outranked 84.2% of the 4,837 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #759Gino72
- #759Otho72
- #759Shelton72
- #765Allison71
- #765Arvil71
- #765Aurelio71
- #765Benito71
- #776Audrey70
- #776Emmet70
- #776Evans70
Tied with 10 names at #765; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
- ↓ 531Okey#984 → #1,515
- ↓ 459Florentino#973 → #1,432
- ↓ 407Rexford#924 → #1,331
- ↓ 380Marshal#973 → #1,353
- ↓ 378Coolidge#746 → #1,124
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.