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
Showing
- 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
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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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 | |
First appearance
1908
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 1979
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Connecticut#37 · 1 in 179
- New Hampshire#38 · 1 in 146
- Delaware#42 · 1 in 145
- South Carolina#42 · 1 in 210
- New Jersey#44 · 1 in 214
Best ever in a state: #2 in District of Columbia, 2009.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut | #37 | 82 | 1 in 179 |
| New Hampshire | #38 | 33 | 1 in 146 |
| Delaware | #42 | 19 | 1 in 145 |
| South Carolina | #42 | 82 | 1 in 210 |
| New Jersey | #44 | 174 | 1 in 214 |
| Georgia | #46 | 143 | 1 in 235 |
| Massachusetts | #46 | 141 | 1 in 217 |
| Vermont | #47 | 14 | 1 in 176 |
| North Carolina | #48 | 143 | 1 in 230 |
| Rhode Island | #48 | 24 | 1 in 186 |
| Iowa | #51 | 79 | 1 in 249 |
| New York | #51 | 353 | 1 in 280 |
| Minnesota | #56 | 103 | 1 in 270 |
| Oregon | #56 | 59 | 1 in 284 |
| Washington | #56 | 87 | 1 in 291 |
| Ohio | #58 | 247 | 1 in 292 |
| Pennsylvania | #58 | 261 | 1 in 262 |
| Alabama | #61 | 85 | 1 in 270 |
| North Dakota | #63 | 18 | 1 in 257 |
| District of Columbia | #64 | 22 | 1 in 253 |
| Kentucky | #64 | 82 | 1 in 299 |
| Louisiana | #64 | 95 | 1 in 308 |
| Tennessee | #64 | 91 | 1 in 313 |
| Arkansas | #65 | 43 | 1 in 301 |
| Maine | #65 | 22 | 1 in 277 |
| Florida | #66 | 146 | 1 in 321 |
| Missouri | #67 | 99 | 1 in 326 |
| Indiana | #68 | 107 | 1 in 339 |
| Colorado | #69 | 58 | 1 in 322 |
| Mississippi | #70 | 53 | 1 in 294 |
| Illinois | #76 | 196 | 1 in 381 |
| Nebraska | #77 | 32 | 1 in 322 |
| West Virginia | #79 | 34 | 1 in 358 |
| Virginia | #81 | 79 | 1 in 369 |
| Montana | #82 | 13 | 1 in 360 |
| Michigan | #83 | 141 | 1 in 423 |
| Nevada | #83 | 12 | 1 in 310 |
| Texas | #85 | 250 | 1 in 444 |
| Maryland | #86 | 50 | 1 in 389 |
| Utah | #89 | 41 | 1 in 392 |
| Kansas | #91 | 36 | 1 in 399 |
| California | #92 | 359 | 1 in 455 |
| Wyoming | #95 | 8 | 1 in 358 |
| Hawaii | #98 | 13 | 1 in 366 |
| Oklahoma | #99 | 39 | 1 in 475 |
| Wisconsin | #104 | 63 | 1 in 486 |
| Idaho | #122 | 13 | 1 in 531 |
| Arizona | #123 | 34 | 1 in 525 |
| South Dakota | #136 | 8 | 1 in 587 |
| New Mexico | #145 | 15 | 1 in 578 |
| Alaska | #154 | 5 | 1 in 536 |
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
Momentum · girls
Falling
- 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)
Rise & fade · girls
101 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1908
- Peaked 2009 at #30 (6,581 births)
- Births halved by 2020, 11 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 50 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 50 yrs · run 1974–2021
- Top 1,000: 80 yrs · run 1946–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 216
- 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
Era · girls
The 1990s
- 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 1979
girls
#70
4,406 births · 1 in 364 girls
boys
#2,048
25 births · 1 in 68,861 boys
Top girls' names in 1979
Top boys' names in 1979
More about 1979
girls
1,605,268 girls got a published name in 1979; 1 in 364 of them was named Allison, which outranked 99.4% of the 11,972 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Allison
Biggest movers since 1978
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,721,536 boys got a published name in 1979; 1 in 68,861 of them was named Allison, which outranked 71.0% of the 7,071 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Allison
- #1,991Von26
- #1,991Wendy26
- #1,991Yuri26
- #2,048Allison25
- #2,048Aden25
- #2,048Alicia25
- #2,048Antwaun25
- #2,104Abe24
- #2,104Abran24
- #2,104Antawn24
Tied with 55 names at #2,048; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 1978
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.