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

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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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201966peak #186, 1998girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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2025#1,139203—
2024#914290—
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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—
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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—
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1947#1,23853—
1946#1,55932—
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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 1966

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Allyson, so not publishedAKMaine: #244 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,543 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Allyson, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Allyson, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Allyson, so not publishedWAIdaho: 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: fewer than 5 girls named Allyson, so not publishedMNIllinois: #864 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 12,569 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Allyson, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Allyson, so not publishedMINew York: #476 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 4,419 girlsNYMassachusetts: #310 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,649 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Allyson, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Allyson, so not publishedORNevada: 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: fewer than 5 girls named Allyson, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: #603 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 8,139 girlsPANew Jersey: #532 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 5,733 girlsNJConnecticut: #329 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,449 girlsCTCalifornia: #743 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 8,542 girlsCAUtah: #220 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 980 girlsUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Allyson, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Allyson, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Allyson, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Allyson, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Allyson, so not publishedWVVirginia: #524 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,713 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: fewer than 5 girls named Allyson, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Allyson, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #417 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,608 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #350 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,359 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Allyson, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Allyson, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #669 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,408 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Allyson, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Allyson, so not publishedALGeorgia: #600 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,447 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Allyson, so not publishedHITexas: #734 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 7,068 girlsTXFlorida: #679 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 7,148 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Utah#220 · 1 in 980
  2. Maine#244 · 1 in 1,543
  3. Massachusetts#310 · 1 in 2,649
  4. Connecticut#329 · 1 in 2,449
  5. South Carolina#350 · 1 in 2,359

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

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StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#22091 in 980
Maine#24451 in 1,543
Massachusetts#310171 in 2,649
Connecticut#32991 in 2,449
South Carolina#35091 in 2,359
North Carolina#417111 in 3,608
New York#476331 in 4,419
Virginia#52461 in 5,713
New Jersey#53291 in 5,733
Georgia#60061 in 6,447
Pennsylvania#603111 in 8,139
Louisiana#66951 in 6,408
Florida#67961 in 7,148
Texas#734131 in 7,068
California#743181 in 8,542
Illinois#86471 in 12,569
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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 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 1966

girls
#617
236 births · 1 in 7,170 girls

Top girls' names in 1966

  1. #1Lisa56,918
  2. #2Kimberly32,232
  3. #3Mary28,890
  4. #4Michelle27,159
  5. #5Karen25,450
  6. #6Susan23,776
  7. #7Patricia20,112
  8. #8Tammy18,621
  9. #9Angela18,532
  10. #10Jennifer18,215
  11. #617Allyson236
More about 1966

girls

1,692,177 girls got a published name in 1966; 1 in 7,170 of them was named Allyson, which outranked 91.9% of the 7,624 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. #614Missy239
  2. #615Danna238
  3. #616Jacquline237
  4. #617Allyson236
  5. #617Charmaine236
  6. #617Lara236
  7. #620Gay235
  8. #621Gale234
  9. #621Rhoda234

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

Biggest movers since 1965
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,121Tabatha#6,539 → #418
  2. ↑ 1,469Tabitha#1,993 → #524
  3. ↑ 1,325Joell#2,247 → #922
  4. ↑ 1,047Tatia#1,715 → #668
  5. ↑ 969Nichole#1,829 → #860
Fallers
  1. ↓ 398Barb#815 → #1,213
  2. ↓ 310Jewell#952 → #1,262
  3. ↓ 288Roxie#944 → #1,232
  4. ↓ 284Aretha#818 → #1,102
  5. ↓ 280Kecia#392 → #672

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

See the top 100 for 1966 →