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Allison: US girls given the name each year, 1880 to 2025, from Social Security card applications. 2,564 in 2025. Its best rank was #30 in 2009.
US births per year · SSA card applications
Peaked at #30 in 2009; #103 in 2025. About 99.7% of babies named Allison in 2025 were girls.
Baby name · US data 1880–2025
#103 for US girls in 2025. Its best year was 2009, at #30.
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Allison: US girls given the name each year from 1880 to 2025. 2,564 girls in 2025. Peak: #30 in 2009 · most girls in one year: 8,150 (1994).
In 2025, 2,564 US girls were named Allison, making it the 103rd most common girls’ name of the year, down 4 places from #99 in 2024. That is 67 fewer than the 2,631 girls named Allison in 2024. Its best rank for girls was #30, reached in 2009. The most girls given the name in a single year was 8,150, in 1994. For comparison, it was #39 in 2015 and #681 in 1950.
Social Security card records list Allison in 144 years of the 146 from 1880 to 2025, starting in 1880 with 6 babies. In all, 322,944 US babies have been given the name, 99% of them girls and 1.2% boys. Its busiest decade was the 1990s, with 74,580 babies named Allison.
Over the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, 32,817 US girls were named Allison; the busiest of those years was 2016, with 4,786. In 2025 that was about 1 in 627 of the girls in SSA’s list for the year.
Among the states, Allison ranked highest in Texas in 2025, at #50 for girls there. It was in the top 100 in 10 states (counting DC). Related spellings in the SSA files include Alison (117,481 babies since 1880), Allyson (53,779 babies since 1880), Alyson (29,740 babies since 1880) and Allisson (2,842 babies since 1880). Rarer spellings such as Allisyn, Alisyn and Allysen are summarised on this page. The open nickname list we use links it to Ali, Allie and Ally.
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Wikidata records this spelling as a given name in English. That is where the name is used, not necessarily where it comes from.
Rare spellings summarised here: Allisyn (1,083), Alisyn (728), Allysen (580), Alizon (434), Allisen (371), Allysson (369), Allizon (271), Allis (239), Alisen (213), Alisan (81), Allyzon (51), Allicyn (46), and more.
Numbers are all-time US births. Links come from Wikidata’s “said to be the same as” (P460, CC0) and our spelling rule: at most two letters different, with the same sound pattern.
US girls. Rank within each state. SSA leaves out states where fewer than five girls got the name, so 5 are not listed.
| State | Births 2025 | Rank 2025 | Rank 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 435 | #50 | #17 |
| Nevada | 33 | #53 | #40 |
| Florida | 213 | #72 | #48 |
| Maryland | 52 | #75 | #35 |
| California | 367 | #75 | #24 |
| Tennessee | 80 | #86 | #62 |
| Virginia | 77 | #90 | #33 |
| Colorado | 54 | #93 | #38 |
| New Hampshire | 12 | #95 | #40 |
| Delaware | 8 | #99 | #37 |
| South Carolina | 40 | #104 | #92 |
| North Carolina | 93 | #105 | #37 |
| Kentucky | 40 | #106 | #51 |
| Arizona | 58 | #106 | #33 |
| Georgia | 84 | #109 | #46 |
| Utah | 37 | #116 | #88 |
| District of Columbia | 6 | #119 | #20 |
| New Jersey | 64 | #120 | #55 |
| Connecticut | 23 | #131 | #95 |
| Alaska | 5 | #139 | #36 |
| Illinois | 69 | #142 | #61 |
| Alabama | 31 | #144 | #58 |
| New Mexico | 10 | #144 | #45 |
| Indiana | 46 | #146 | #46 |
| Missouri | 40 | #152 | #53 |
| New York | 105 | #153 | #54 |
| Oklahoma | 24 | #156 | #39 |
| Oregon | 22 | #160 | #59 |
| Washington | 44 | #164 | #70 |
| Massachusetts | 33 | #168 | #81 |
| Montana | 6 | #169 | #86 |
| Wisconsin | 30 | #179 | #64 |
| Mississippi | 14 | #182 | #112 |
| Louisiana | 23 | #183 | #65 |
| Michigan | 48 | #184 | #94 |
| Iowa | 17 | #186 | #106 |
| Pennsylvania | 60 | #187 | #78 |
| Kansas | 17 | #194 | #44 |
| Arkansas | 15 | #198 | #65 |
| Ohio | 56 | #200 | #64 |
| West Virginia | 8 | #205 | #61 |
| Maine | 5 | #213 | #111 |
| Minnesota | 25 | #221 | #73 |
| Nebraska | 10 | #224 | #64 |
| South Dakota | 5 | #237 | #69 |
| Idaho | 8 | #277 | #43 |
Births and national rank for each year SSA lists the name, newest first.
| Year | Girls | Girls rank | Boys | Boys rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,564 | #103 | 6 | #10,756 |
| 2024 | 2,631 | #99 | 8 | #9,026 |
| 2023 | 2,650 | #100 | — | — |
| 2022 | 2,714 | #101 | 6 | #10,931 |
| 2021 | 3,140 | #82 | 6 | #10,862 |
| 2020 | 3,161 | #80 | 6 | #10,661 |
| 2019 | 3,440 | #78 | 5 | #12,230 |
| 2018 | 3,694 | #70 | 8 | #8,856 |
| 2017 | 4,037 | #61 | — | — |
| 2016 | 4,786 | #50 | 5 | #12,283 |
| 2015 | 5,356 | #39 | 10 | #7,516 |
| 2014 | 5,476 | #39 | 9 | #8,163 |
| 2013 | 5,446 | #34 | 12 | #6,620 |
| 2012 | 5,428 | #38 | 8 | #8,895 |
| 2011 | 5,472 | #40 | 10 | #7,523 |
| 2010 | 5,868 | #38 | 9 | #8,176 |
| 2009 | 6,581 | #30 | 10 | #7,711 |
| 2008 | 6,241 | #32 | 19 | #4,905 |
| 2007 | 5,454 | #46 | 5 | #12,444 |
| 2006 | 5,564 | #47 | 6 | #10,733 |
| 2005 | 5,634 | #45 | 13 | #5,885 |
| 2004 | 5,873 | #40 | 24 | #3,738 |
| 2003 | 5,850 | #46 | 10 | #6,738 |
| 2002 | 6,239 | #44 | 16 | #4,712 |
| 2001 | 6,215 | #44 | 19 | #4,130 |
| 2000 | 6,315 | #44 | 9 | #6,858 |
| 1999 | 7,026 | #40 | 10 | #6,060 |
| 1998 | 7,861 | #38 | 8 | #6,867 |
| 1997 | 7,274 | #39 | 9 | #6,112 |
| 1996 | 7,455 | #38 | 11 | #5,199 |
| 1995 | 8,126 | #34 | 21 | #3,194 |
| 1994 | 8,150 | #34 | 13 | #4,543 |
| 1993 | 7,729 | #41 | 16 | #3,825 |
| 1992 | 6,903 | #48 | 20 | #3,223 |
| 1991 | 6,773 | #50 | 15 | #3,818 |
| 1990 | 7,136 | #48 | 24 | #2,699 |
| 1989 | 7,282 | #46 | 32 | #2,156 |
| 1988 | 7,145 | #46 | 36 | #1,851 |
| 1987 | 7,341 | #44 | 29 | #2,057 |
| 1986 | 7,575 | #42 | 47 | #1,457 |
| 1985 | 7,028 | #46 | 27 | #2,072 |
| 1984 | 6,041 | #51 | 26 | #2,037 |
| 1983 | 4,973 | #59 | 25 | #2,087 |
| 1982 | 5,170 | #58 | 30 | #1,850 |
| 1981 | 4,904 | #57 | 35 | #1,663 |
| 1980 | 4,868 | #59 | 28 | #1,966 |
| 1979 | 4,406 | #70 | 25 | #2,050 |
| 1978 | 3,864 | #75 | 25 | #1,967 |
| 1977 | 4,205 | #66 | 26 | #1,905 |
| 1976 | 4,028 | #67 | 33 | #1,609 |
| 1975 | 3,347 | #89 | 20 | #2,206 |
| 1974 | 2,959 | #99 | 26 | #1,791 |
| 1973 | 2,904 | #105 | 21 | #1,983 |
| 1972 | 2,797 | #115 | 21 | #1,969 |
| 1971 | 3,018 | #119 | 28 | #1,671 |
| 1970 | 2,630 | #133 | 27 | #1,658 |
| 1969 | 1,651 | #194 | 23 | #1,729 |
| 1968 | 1,536 | #202 | 29 | #1,456 |
| 1967 | 1,452 | #209 | 38 | #1,218 |
| 1966 | 1,768 | #184 | 34 | #1,302 |
| 1965 | 3,044 | #128 | 35 | #1,295 |
| 1964 | 2,077 | #181 | 52 | #1,044 |
| 1963 | 1,434 | #229 | 42 | #1,195 |
| 1962 | 1,313 | #241 | 48 | #1,108 |
| 1961 | 1,182 | #260 | 48 | #1,137 |
| 1960 | 1,068 | #277 | 54 | #1,045 |
| 1959 | 1,124 | #264 | 45 | #1,156 |
| 1958 | 987 | #284 | 46 | #1,132 |
| 1957 | 465 | #434 | 38 | #1,267 |
| 1956 | 402 | #462 | 21 | #1,722 |
| 1955 | 340 | #498 | 36 | #1,256 |
| 1954 | 290 | #521 | 42 | #1,152 |
| 1953 | 281 | #512 | 34 | #1,282 |
| 1952 | 255 | #534 | 43 | #1,112 |
| 1951 | 252 | #525 | 39 | #1,152 |
| 1950 | 157 | #681 | 39 | #1,139 |
| 1949 | 144 | #705 | 37 | #1,163 |
| 1948 | 130 | #741 | 34 | #1,233 |
| 1947 | 102 | #870 | 47 | #1,053 |
| 1946 | 85 | #908 | 48 | #967 |
| 1945 | 47 | #1,142 | 36 | #1,080 |
| 1944 | 45 | #1,175 | 41 | #1,018 |
| 1943 | 38 | #1,327 | 34 | #1,171 |
| 1942 | 34 | #1,388 | 41 | #1,054 |
| 1941 | 31 | #1,384 | 32 | #1,169 |
| 1940 | 24 | #1,592 | 34 | #1,137 |
| 1939 | 28 | #1,401 | 33 | #1,120 |
| 1938 | 27 | #1,439 | 33 | #1,126 |
| 1937 | 25 | #1,496 | 45 | #932 |
| 1936 | 30 | #1,321 | 47 | #894 |
| 1935 | 31 | #1,307 | 45 | #941 |
| 1934 | 26 | #1,440 | 49 | #897 |
| 1933 | 15 | #2,056 | 40 | #1,015 |
| 1932 | 21 | #1,687 | 41 | #1,035 |
| 1931 | 16 | #2,028 | 42 | #1,031 |
| 1930 | 17 | #2,026 | 48 | #977 |
| 1929 | 13 | #2,438 | 48 | #975 |
| 1928 | 22 | #1,786 | 58 | #873 |
| 1927 | 25 | #1,673 | 70 | #786 |
| 1926 | 37 | #1,279 | 71 | #765 |
| 1925 | 18 | #2,120 | 68 | #801 |
| 1924 | 18 | #2,142 | 71 | #799 |
| 1923 | 21 | #1,896 | 51 | #961 |
| 1922 | 18 | #2,113 | 56 | #929 |
| 1921 | 32 | #1,438 | 60 | #901 |
| 1920 | 23 | #1,754 | 57 | #911 |
| 1919 | 19 | #1,922 | 52 | #927 |
| 1918 | 30 | #1,412 | 54 | #902 |
| 1917 | 15 | #2,206 | 72 | #724 |
| 1916 | 24 | #1,536 | 67 | #744 |
| 1915 | 13 | #2,257 | 48 | #893 |
| 1914 | 11 | #2,130 | 49 | #752 |
| 1913 | 7 | #2,547 | 31 | #871 |
| 1912 | 12 | #1,621 | 25 | #892 |
| 1911 | 9 | #1,663 | 22 | #668 |
| 1910 | 5 | #2,415 | 11 | #983 |
| 1909 | — | — | 9 | #1,021 |
| 1908 | 6 | #1,873 | 8 | #1,024 |
| 1907 | — | — | 13 | #737 |
| 1906 | — | — | 8 | #931 |
| 1905 | — | — | 7 | #1,004 |
| 1904 | — | — | 6 | #1,065 |
| 1903 | — | — | 12 | #657 |
| 1902 | — | — | 9 | #796 |
| 1901 | — | — | 7 | #859 |
| 1900 | — | — | 9 | #903 |
| 1899 | — | — | 7 | #858 |
| 1898 | — | — | 7 | #888 |
| 1897 | — | — | 6 | #944 |
| 1896 | — | — | 18 | #482 |
| 1895 | — | — | 8 | #797 |
| 1894 | — | — | 6 | #958 |
| 1892 | — | — | 8 | #798 |
| 1891 | — | — | 9 | #640 |
| 1890 | — | — | 11 | #604 |
| 1889 | — | — | 7 | #795 |
| 1888 | — | — | 5 | #1,038 |
| 1886 | — | — | 5 | #966 |
| 1885 | — | — | 10 | #605 |
| 1884 | — | — | 7 | #769 |
| 1883 | — | — | 12 | #529 |
| 1882 | — | — | 9 | #652 |
| 1881 | — | — | 9 | #595 |
| 1880 | — | — | 6 | #812 |
About the data: counts are Social Security card applications for US births, for names given to at least five babies of a sex in a year (SSA, names.zip, public domain). Ranks follow SSA’s own order: most births first, ties alphabetical. Files retrieved 2026-10-05 (checksum on our sources page).