#4652024 rank
1980peak year
116,195babies named Alison since 1880
▼ 11%5-year trend
Alison popularity over 145 years
⭐ Sweet spot — known but not everywhere · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Alison mean?
A medieval Norman diminutive of Alice, itself from Germanic Adalheidis 'noble kind'. Common in medieval England, it later gave the spelling Allison and became a mid-20th-century staple.
OriginFrench, Germanic
Syllables3
Gendergirl
Styleclassic, vintage
Names like Alison
Same era, same vibe — if you like Alison, these usually land on the shortlist too.
Famous Alisons
- Alison Mosshart, musician
Spellings & variants
AllisonAlysonAllyson
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