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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201978peak #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
rankbirthsrankbirths
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—
1945#1,99318—
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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 1978

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Allyson, so not publishedAKMaine: #189 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 986 girlsMEVermont: #100 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 410 girlsVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Allyson, so not publishedNHWashington: #515 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,824 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: #449 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,423 girlsMNIllinois: #475 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 3,376 girlsILWisconsin: #481 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,827 girlsWIMichigan: #350 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 2,616 girlsMINew York: #345 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 2,092 girlsNYMassachusetts: #198 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,236 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Allyson, so not publishedRIOregon: #401 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,574 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: #372 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,098 girlsIAIndiana: #294 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,933 girlsINOhio: #310 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 2,224 girlsOHPennsylvania: #275 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 1,833 girlsPANew Jersey: #195 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 1,036 girlsNJConnecticut: #268 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,576 girlsCTCalifornia: #511 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 3,333 girlsCAUtah: #265 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,379 girlsUTColorado: #355 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,162 girlsCONebraska: #302 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,965 girlsNEMissouri: #570 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,109 girlsMOKentucky: #331 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,389 girlsKYWest Virginia: #248 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,475 girlsWVVirginia: #324 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,141 girlsVAMaryland: #401 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,608 girlsMDDelaware: 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: #348 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,239 girlsKSArkansas: #398 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,516 girlsARTennessee: #621 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,573 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #279 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,704 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #367 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,132 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Allyson, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Allyson, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #308 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,619 girlsLAMississippi: #446 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,556 girlsMSAlabama: #389 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,417 girlsALGeorgia: #444 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,932 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Allyson, so not publishedHITexas: #465 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 2,954 girlsTXFlorida: #374 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,317 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Vermont#100 · 1 in 410
  2. Maine#189 · 1 in 986
  3. New Jersey#195 · 1 in 1,036
  4. Massachusetts#198 · 1 in 1,236
  5. West Virginia#248 · 1 in 1,475

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Vermont#10061 in 410
Maine#18961 in 986
New Jersey#195351 in 1,036
Massachusetts#198241 in 1,236
West Virginia#24881 in 1,475
Utah#265111 in 1,379
Connecticut#26891 in 1,576
Pennsylvania#275361 in 1,833
North Carolina#279191 in 1,704
Indiana#294181 in 1,933
Nebraska#30251 in 1,965
Louisiana#308171 in 1,619
Ohio#310311 in 2,224
Virginia#324131 in 2,141
Kentucky#331101 in 2,389
New York#345471 in 2,092
Kansas#34861 in 2,239
Michigan#350221 in 2,616
Colorado#35581 in 2,162
South Carolina#36781 in 2,132
Iowa#37261 in 3,098
Florida#374191 in 2,317
Alabama#38991 in 2,417
Arkansas#39851 in 2,516
Maryland#40171 in 2,608
Oregon#40161 in 2,574
Georgia#444111 in 2,932
Mississippi#44661 in 2,556
Minnesota#44961 in 4,423
Texas#465351 in 2,954
Illinois#475211 in 3,376
Wisconsin#48161 in 4,827
California#511461 in 3,333
Washington#51561 in 3,824
Missouri#57061 in 5,109
Tennessee#62151 in 5,573
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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 1978

girls
#372
570 births · 1 in 2,687 girls
boys
#5,772
5 births · 1 in 328,367 boys

Top girls' names in 1978

  1. #1Jennifer56,314
  2. #2Melissa28,327
  3. #3Jessica26,102
  4. #4Amy23,213
  5. #5Heather22,270
  6. #6Amanda20,520
  7. #7Angela20,517
  8. #8Sarah19,976
  9. #9Michelle18,856
  10. #10Nicole17,279
  11. #372Allyson570

Top boys' names in 1978

  1. #1Michael67,127
  2. #2Jason51,600
  3. #3Christopher47,236
  4. #4David40,684
  5. #5James39,894
  6. #6Matthew34,282
  7. #7John34,014
  8. #8Robert33,374
  9. #9Brian29,432
  10. #10Joseph26,663
  11. #5,772Allyson5
More about 1978

girls

1,531,859 girls got a published name in 1978; 1 in 2,687 of them was named Allyson, which outranked 96.8% of the 11,475 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Allyson
  1. #369Lorena577
  2. #370Alisa575
  3. #371Elena574
  4. #372Allyson570
  5. #372Kimberley570
  6. #374Camille569
  7. #375Nina565
  8. #376Lara561

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

Biggest movers since 1977
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,240Aja#4,652 → #412
  2. ↑ 1,987Kiley#2,606 → #619
  3. ↑ 1,951Kylee#2,838 → #887
  4. ↑ 1,785Winter#2,780 → #995
  5. ↑ 1,620Kylie#2,026 → #406
Fallers
  1. ↓ 913Shalon#868 → #1,781
  2. ↓ 760Farah#854 → #1,614
  3. ↓ 519Tennille#462 → #981
  4. ↓ 398Shawnte#740 → #1,138
  5. ↓ 362Farrah#177 → #539

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

boys

1,641,837 boys got a published name in 1978; 1 in 328,367 of them was named Allyson, which outranked 14.6% of the 6,762 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Allyson
  1. #5,059Zedrick6
  2. #5,059Zeferino6
  3. #5,059Zenon6
  4. #5,772Allyson5
  5. #5,772Aalon5
  6. #5,772Aaraon5
  7. #5,772Abbas5

Tied with 990 names at #5,772; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1977
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,237Dequan#4,164 → #927
  2. ↑ 626Nicholaus#1,367 → #741
  3. ↑ 617Nicklaus#1,515 → #898
  4. ↑ 578Zebulon#1,476 → #898
  5. ↑ 424Anwar#1,121 → #697
Fallers
  1. ↓ 674Kinte#834 → #1,508
  2. ↓ 668Kunta#572 → #1,240
  3. ↓ 417Telly#732 → #1,149
  4. ↓ 415Lesley#937 → #1,352
  5. ↓ 310Amin#904 → #1,214

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

See the top 100 for 1978 →