Names / Girl names
Alison
Current rank
#476
and easing
All-time peak
#96
in 1986
First recorded
1905
in U.S. data
Children named
117,400
since 1905
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #96 in 1986 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Alison first shows up in American naming records in 1905, where it reads as a girls' name. It hit its high in 1986 at #96. It currently ranks #476 and is slowly cooling. Over 117,400 have carried it since records began.