Names / Girl names
Allyson
Current rank
#1,139
and easing
All-time peak
#186
in 1998
First recorded
1945
in U.S. data
Children named
53,700
since 1945
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #186 in 1998 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Allyson was first recorded in American naming records in 1945, where it reads as a girls' name. Its strongest year was 1998, at #186 nationally. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. Over 53,700 have carried it since records began.