Alyson

Where Alyson comes from

Rare variant of Alison.
— Wiktionary's entry for Alyson
Alyson through the years
  1. 1944
    First appearance
    #4,574 among girls with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1958
    Alyson Reed born
    American dancer and actress
  3. 1987
    Peak, #346
    694 babies named Alyson, its best rank.
  4. 1993
    Alyson Stoner born
    American actor, singer and dancer
  5. 2017
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #832.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name.
Namesakes
  • Alyson Stoner · American actor, singer and dancer, born 1993
  • Alyson Reed · American dancer and actress, born 1958
  • Alyson Annan · Australian field hockey player, born 1973
  • Alyson Noël · American writer, born 1965
  • Alyson Court · Canadian actress, born 1973

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.