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Alyson

Alyson is currently the #1388 girl name in the United States, based on 2025 Social Security data. In raw numbers: 157 babies. It has drifted down the charts over the past five years, from #1063 to #1388. Looking at the full record since 1944, Alyson hit its all-time high of #346 in 1987, when 694 girls were given the name. State by state, Arizona leads the way at #748.

Rankings

2025 rank
#1388
among girl names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#346
in 1987 (1980s)
Babies in 2025
157
girls named Alyson

Alyson popularity, 1880–2025

0.011%0.022%0.032%0.043%18801900192019401960198020002020#346 in 1987
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1987

Where Alyson is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Alyson in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Alyson in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Alyson in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Alyson in 2025NH—Washington: #1046 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)WA#1046Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Alyson in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Alyson in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Alyson in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Alyson in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Alyson in 2025WI—Michigan: fewer than 5 girls named Alyson in 2025MI—New York: #1654 (7 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)NY#1654Massachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Alyson in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Alyson in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Alyson in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Alyson in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Alyson in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Alyson in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Alyson in 2025IA—Illinois: fewer than 5 girls named Alyson in 2025IL—Indiana: fewer than 5 girls named Alyson in 2025IN—Ohio: #1438 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)OH#1438Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Alyson in 2025PA—New Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Alyson in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Alyson in 2025CT—California: #1185 (21 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)CA#1185Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Alyson in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 girls named Alyson in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Alyson in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 girls named Alyson in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Alyson in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Alyson in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Alyson in 2025VA—Maryland: fewer than 5 girls named Alyson in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Alyson in 2025DE—Arizona: #748 (8 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)AZ#748New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Alyson in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Alyson in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Alyson in 2025AR—Tennessee: #1127 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)TN#1127North Carolina: #905 (10 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NC#905South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Alyson in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Alyson in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Alyson in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Alyson in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Alyson in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Alyson in 2025AL—Georgia: #1358 (6 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)GA#1358Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Alyson in 2025HI—Texas: #982 (29 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)TX#982Florida: #1170 (12 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)FL#1170
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Arizona (#748), North Carolina (#905), Texas (#982)

Uniqueness score

57/ 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 Alyson in the most recent year of SSA data.

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