Allyson

#1,139 for girls in 2025, 203 births · Last seen for boys in 1990 at #8,117
Given to girls >99.9% of the time

Showing
Show data for
Peak · girls
1998 · 1,651 births
Debut · girls
18 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
53,758
since 1945

Allyson over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Allyson has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201965peak #186, 1998girls
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1,139203—
2024#914290—
2023#974265—
2022#843332—
2021#696414—
2020#642450—
2019#628477—
2018#559557—
2017#486641—
2016#423773—
2015#363908—
2014#3301,013—
2013#3231,008—
2012#2561,267—
2011#2651,213—
2010#2591,261—
2009#2501,318—
2008#2681,275—
2007#2701,262—
2006#2591,271—
2005#2571,271—
2004#2381,367—
2003#2491,306—
2002#2341,349—
2001#2621,221—
2000#2441,312—
1999#2071,483—
1998#1861,651—
1997#2251,335—
1996#2321,222—
1995#2181,291—
1994#2101,395—
1993#2121,345—
1992#2291,200—
1991#2451,141—
1990#2361,199#8,1175
1989#2431,120—
1988#2531,014—
1987#262962—
1986#297823—
1985#356665—
1984#397542—
1983#449458—
1982#408563—
1981#431492—
1980#401567—
1979#397551—
1978#372570#5,7725
1977#376562—
1976#419480—
1975#435455—
1974#433447—
1973#422463#4,5056
1972#460403—
1971#452454—
1970#528360—
1969#565304#4,4045
1968#593262—
1967#572274—
1966#617236—
1965#445453—
1964#492391—
1963#546316—
1962#552315—
1961#606276—
1960#627258—
1959#638244—
1958#715191—
1957#1,026104—
1956#1,08690—
1955#1,07488—
1954#910112—
1953#906107—
1952#1,01386—
1951#863108—
1950#1,06475—
1949#1,10966—
1948#1,13562—
1947#1,23853—
1946#1,55932—
1945#1,99318—
1944——
1943——
1942——
1941——
1940——
1939——
1938——
1937——
1936——
1935——
1934——
1933——
1932——
1931——
1930——
1929——
1928——
1927——
1926——
1925——
1924——
1923——
1922——
1921——
1920——
1919——
1918——
1917——
1916——
1915——
1914——
1913——
1912——
1911——
1910——
1909——
1908——
1907——
1906——
1905——
1904——
1903——
1902——
1901——
1900——
1899——
1898——
1897——
1896——
1895——
1894——
1893——
1892——
1891——
1890——
1889——
1888——
1887——
1886——
1885——
1884——
1883——
1882——
1881——
1880——
First appearance
1945

The first year at least five girls were named Allyson! It came in at #1,993, and was given to 18 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1945, when fewer than 19 girls a year got the name.

Where Allyson is popular in 1965

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Allyson, so not publishedAKMaine: #210 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,173 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Allyson, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Allyson, so not publishedNHWashington: #434 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,166 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Allyson, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Allyson, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Allyson, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #424 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,233 girlsMNIllinois: #605 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 7,022 girlsILWisconsin: #425 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,233 girlsWIMichigan: #534 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 6,710 girlsMINew York: #363 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 2,795 girlsNYMassachusetts: #338 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 3,374 girlsMARhode Island: #207 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,461 girlsRIOregon: #354 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,244 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Allyson, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Allyson, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Allyson, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Allyson, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Allyson, so not publishedINOhio: #447 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 4,634 girlsOHPennsylvania: #585 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 8,452 girlsPANew Jersey: #320 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 2,341 girlsNJConnecticut: #409 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,837 girlsCTCalifornia: #423 for girls · 56 births · 1 in 2,887 girlsCAUtah: #188 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 785 girlsUTColorado: #427 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,179 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Allyson, so not publishedNEMissouri: #572 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,285 girlsMOKentucky: #342 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,678 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Allyson, so not publishedWVVirginia: #444 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,052 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Allyson, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Allyson, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Allyson, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Allyson, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Allyson, so not publishedKSArkansas: #391 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,986 girlsARTennessee: #362 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,910 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #430 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,800 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #353 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,502 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Allyson, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Allyson, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #262 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,453 girlsLAMississippi: #381 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,600 girlsMSAlabama: #335 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,269 girlsALGeorgia: #402 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,142 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Allyson, so not publishedHITexas: #681 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 6,394 girlsTXFlorida: #374 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,612 girlsFL

Hover or tap a state for its numbers.

Top states · girls
  1. Utah#188 · 1 in 785
  2. Rhode Island#207 · 1 in 1,461
  3. Maine#210 · 1 in 1,173
  4. Louisiana#262 · 1 in 1,453
  5. New Jersey#320 · 1 in 2,341

Best ever in a state: #71 in West Virginia, 1998.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#188111 in 785
Rhode Island#20751 in 1,461
Maine#21071 in 1,173
Louisiana#262231 in 1,453
New Jersey#320231 in 2,341
Alabama#335131 in 2,269
Massachusetts#338141 in 3,374
Kentucky#342101 in 2,678
South Carolina#35391 in 2,502
Oregon#35461 in 2,244
Tennessee#362111 in 2,910
New York#363551 in 2,795
Florida#374171 in 2,612
Mississippi#38181 in 2,600
Arkansas#39151 in 2,986
Georgia#402131 in 3,142
Connecticut#40961 in 3,837
California#423561 in 2,887
Minnesota#42461 in 5,233
Wisconsin#42571 in 5,233
Colorado#42751 in 3,179
North Carolina#430111 in 3,800
Washington#43471 in 3,166
Virginia#44491 in 4,052
Ohio#447191 in 4,634
Michigan#534111 in 6,710
Missouri#57251 in 7,285
Pennsylvania#585111 in 8,452
Illinois#605131 in 7,022
Texas#681151 in 6,394
Alaska———
Arizona———
Delaware———
District of Columbia———
Hawaii———
Idaho———
Indiana———
Iowa———
Kansas———
Maryland———
Montana———
Nebraska———
Nevada———
New Hampshire———
New Mexico———
North Dakota———
Oklahoma———
South Dakota———
Vermont———
West Virginia———
Wyoming———

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 Allyson
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 225 spots since 2024 (#914 → #1,139)
  • 497 spots since 2020 (#642 → #1,139)
  • 776 spots since 2015 (#363 → #1,139)
  • Biggest jump: 311 spots in 1958 (#1,026 → #715)
  • Biggest drop: 225 spots in 2025 (#914 → #1,139)
Rise & fade · girls
53 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1945
  • Peaked 1998 at #186 (1,651 births)
  • Births halved by 2016, 18 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 70 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 70 yrs · run 1958–2024
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,070
  • Highest: 1 in 1,070 girls born in 1998 were named Allyson (0.09%)
  • Latest: 1 in 7,918 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · girls
The 1990s
  • 24.7% of all girls named Allyson (13,262) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1940s231#1,109 (1949)#1,407
1950s1,205#638 (1959)#930
1960s3,085#445 (1965)#562
1970s4,745#372 (1978)#429
1980s7,206#243 (1989)#350
1990s13,262#186 (1998)#220
2000s12,952#234 (2002)#253
2010s9,118#256 (2012)#389
2020s1,954#642 (2020)#868

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.

Allyson in 1965

girls
#445
453 births · 1 in 3,897 girls

Top girls' names in 1965

  1. #1Lisa60,271
  2. #2Mary34,270
  3. #3Karen32,869
  4. #4Kimberly28,836
  5. #5Susan26,321
  6. #6Patricia23,552
  7. #7Donna19,700
  8. #8Linda19,345
  9. #9Cynthia19,239
  10. #10Angela18,754
  11. #445Allyson453
More about 1965

girls

1,765,164 girls got a published name in 1965; 1 in 3,897 of them was named Allyson, which outranked 94.1% of the 7,535 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Allyson
  1. #440Wendi458
  2. #443Elena455
  3. #444Kendra454
  4. #445Allyson453
  5. #445Katie453
  6. #447Jerri451
  7. #447Jolene451
  8. #447Mindy451

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1964
Risers
  1. ↑ 723Marni#1,610 → #887
  2. ↑ 654Dionne#1,281 → #627
  3. ↑ 432Marnie#1,016 → #584
  4. ↑ 426Keli#1,383 → #957
  5. ↑ 368Gia#1,334 → #966
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,326Djuna#738 → #2,064
  2. ↓ 470Djuana#756 → #1,226
  3. ↓ 383Shirl#714 → #1,097
  4. ↓ 297Beverley#955 → #1,252
  5. ↓ 275Dottie#912 → #1,187

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1965 →