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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201974peak #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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Yeargirlsboys
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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—
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—
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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 1974

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Allyson, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Allyson, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Allyson, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Allyson, so not publishedNHWashington: #386 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,455 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: #314 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,380 girlsMNIllinois: #468 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 3,486 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Allyson, so not publishedWIMichigan: #745 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 8,146 girlsMINew York: #333 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 1,946 girlsNYMassachusetts: #283 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,912 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: #385 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,909 girlsINOhio: #491 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 4,674 girlsOHPennsylvania: #360 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 2,571 girlsPANew Jersey: #210 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 1,140 girlsNJConnecticut: #301 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,780 girlsCTCalifornia: #507 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 3,332 girlsCAUtah: #214 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,065 girlsUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Allyson, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Allyson, so not publishedNEMissouri: #486 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,238 girlsMOKentucky: #503 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,555 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Allyson, so not publishedWVVirginia: #403 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,084 girlsVAMaryland: #476 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,709 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Allyson, so not publishedDEArizona: #503 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,073 girlsAZNew 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: #443 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,436 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #594 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,640 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #361 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,193 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Allyson, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Allyson, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #303 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,461 girlsLAMississippi: #406 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,296 girlsMSAlabama: #564 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,508 girlsALGeorgia: #364 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,357 girlsGAHawaii: #266 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 897 girlsHITexas: #537 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 3,818 girlsTXFlorida: #463 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 3,121 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Jersey#210 · 1 in 1,140
  2. Utah#214 · 1 in 1,065
  3. Hawaii#266 · 1 in 897
  4. Massachusetts#283 · 1 in 1,912
  5. Connecticut#301 · 1 in 1,780

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Jersey#210331 in 1,140
Utah#214111 in 1,065
Hawaii#26651 in 897
Massachusetts#283161 in 1,912
Connecticut#30181 in 1,780
Louisiana#303171 in 1,461
Minnesota#314101 in 2,380
New York#333531 in 1,946
Pennsylvania#360261 in 2,571
South Carolina#36181 in 2,193
Georgia#364141 in 2,357
Indiana#385121 in 2,909
Washington#38681 in 2,455
Virginia#40391 in 3,084
Mississippi#40671 in 2,296
Tennessee#44381 in 3,436
Florida#463141 in 3,121
Illinois#468201 in 3,486
Maryland#47651 in 3,709
Missouri#48671 in 4,238
Ohio#491151 in 4,674
Arizona#50351 in 3,073
Kentucky#50351 in 4,555
California#507411 in 3,332
Texas#537251 in 3,818
Alabama#56451 in 4,508
North Carolina#59461 in 5,640
Michigan#74571 in 8,146
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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 1974

girls
#433
447 births · 1 in 3,283 girls

Top girls' names in 1974

  1. #1Jennifer63,107
  2. #2Amy29,566
  3. #3Michelle25,826
  4. #4Heather23,179
  5. #5Angela22,803
  6. #6Kimberly22,427
  7. #7Melissa22,166
  8. #8Lisa19,778
  9. #9Stephanie16,984
  10. #10Rebecca15,163
  11. #433Allyson447
More about 1974

girls

1,467,534 girls got a published name in 1974; 1 in 3,283 of them was named Allyson, which outranked 95.8% of the 10,247 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Allyson
  1. #430Marianne451
  2. #431Lea449
  3. #432Blanca448
  4. #433Allyson447
  5. #434Jami446
  6. #434Mandy446
  7. #434Patrice446
Biggest movers since 1973
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,440Nakia#6,666 → #226
  2. ↑ 5,329Nikia#6,080 → #751
  3. ↑ 1,994Luciana#2,914 → #920
  4. ↑ 1,556Cortney#2,349 → #793
  5. ↑ 1,213Nia#1,885 → #672
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,251Contina#962 → #2,213
  2. ↓ 396Pam#990 → #1,386
  3. ↓ 376Tracee#536 → #912
  4. ↓ 364Cher#760 → #1,124
  5. ↓ 314Richard#904 → #1,218

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

See the top 100 for 1974 →