Girl name
Alison
Alison holds the #476 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 644 newborn girls in a single year. The ranking has held remarkably steady over the last five years. Its strongest year on record was 1986 (#96 nationally, 2,975 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1905. The name's biggest fan base is in Maine (#176 there in 2025).
Rankings
2025 rank
#476
among girl names
Trend
Stable
last 5 years
All-time peak
#96
in 1986 (1980s)
Babies in 2025
644
girls named Alison
Alison popularity, 1880–2025
Where Alison is most popular
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Maine (#176), Nebraska (#267), Alabama (#372)
Uniqueness score
40/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind
Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Alison in the most recent year of SSA data.
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