Is Alison a boy or girl name?
Alison is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 673 girls and 0 boys were named Alison, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.5% of the 116,827 US babies named Alison were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #465
- Babies named Alison since 1905
- 116,827
- Most popular year
- 1986
- 3,000 babies
Boys and girls named Alison, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 12 | 100% |
| 1910s | 24 | 134 | 84.8% |
| 1920s | 40 | 198 | 83.2% |
| 1930s | 18 | 367 | 95.3% |
| 1940s | 35 | 1,450 | 97.6% |
| 1950s | 25 | 6,216 | 99.6% |
| 1960s | 22 | 12,233 | 99.8% |
| 1970s | 128 | 22,072 | 99.4% |
| 1980s | 163 | 27,017 | 99.4% |
| 1990s | 65 | 19,728 | 99.7% |
| 2000s | 47 | 13,286 | 99.6% |
| 2010s | 17 | 10,149 | 99.8% |
| 2020s | 6 | 3,375 | 99.8% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 673 | #465 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 653 | #471 |
| 2022 | 6 | #10,927 | 692 | #457 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 658 | #475 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 699 | #440 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 758 | #413 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 770 | #400 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 816 | #383 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 973 | #343 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 967 | #339 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 1,118 | #292 |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,788 | 1,072 | #298 |
| 2012 | 5 | #12,353 | 1,184 | #275 |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,862 | 1,272 | #252 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 1,219 | #269 |
| 2009 | 9 | #8,328 | 1,448 | #228 |
| 2008 | 7 | #9,903 | 1,247 | #275 |
| 2007 | 10 | #7,617 | 1,170 | #290 |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,125 | 1,217 | #272 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 1,256 | #260 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,418 | 1,433 | #229 |
| 2003 | 6 | #9,622 | 1,413 | #233 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 1,361 | #232 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 1,360 | #233 |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,417 | 1,381 | #231 |
| 1999 | 9 | #6,547 | 1,527 | #202 |
| 1998 | 5 | #9,676 | 1,642 | #188 |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,301 | 1,763 | #173 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 1,901 | #166 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 1,952 | #162 |
| 1994 | 5 | #8,837 | 2,121 | #153 |
| 1993 | 6 | #7,667 | 2,241 | #141 |
| 1992 | 7 | #6,686 | 2,065 | #147 |
| 1991 | 13 | #4,239 | 2,153 | #142 |
| 1990 | 13 | #4,176 | 2,363 | #132 |
| 1989 | 27 | #2,416 | 2,489 | #119 |
| 1988 | 13 | #3,711 | 2,540 | #113 |
| 1987 | 16 | #3,074 | 2,771 | #100 |
| 1986 | 25 | #2,226 | 2,975 | #96 |
| 1985 | 8 | #4,714 | 2,829 | #97 |
| 1984 | 12 | #3,464 | 2,512 | #110 |
| 1983 | 13 | #3,235 | 2,491 | #116 |
| 1982 | 20 | #2,428 | 2,726 | #111 |
| 1981 | 15 | #2,901 | 2,704 | #113 |
| 1980 | 14 | #3,097 | 2,980 | #101 |
| 1979 | 13 | #3,174 | 2,938 | #102 |
| 1978 | 10 | #3,620 | 2,433 | #123 |
| 1977 | 13 | #3,042 | 2,372 | #122 |
| 1976 | 17 | #2,511 | 2,273 | #118 |
| 1975 | 16 | #2,544 | 2,267 | #127 |
| 1974 | 14 | #2,676 | 2,079 | #135 |
| 1973 | 10 | #3,227 | 1,928 | #146 |
| 1972 | 15 | #2,424 | 1,808 | #162 |
| 1971 | 12 | #2,819 | 2,210 | #143 |
| 1970 | 8 | #3,530 | 1,764 | #187 |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,423 | 1,077 | #269 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 904 | #291 |
| 1967 | 6 | #3,569 | 895 | #284 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 959 | #270 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 1,461 | #221 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 1,451 | #226 |
| 1963 | 5 | #4,060 | 1,388 | #234 |
| 1962 | 6 | #3,649 | 1,422 | #225 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 1,409 | #231 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 1,267 | #246 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 1,197 | #254 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 993 | #281 |
| 1957 | 6 | #3,558 | 567 | #380 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 592 | #359 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 545 | #378 |
| 1954 | 7 | #3,181 | 619 | #344 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 492 | #383 |
| 1952 | 5 | #3,750 | 440 | #393 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 418 | #404 |
| 1950 | 7 | #3,027 | 353 | #428 |
| 1949 | 7 | #3,028 | 316 | #449 |
| 1948 | 5 | #3,687 | 268 | #497 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 233 | #557 |
| 1946 | 6 | #3,183 | 214 | #540 |
| 1945 | 5 | #3,342 | 120 | #678 |
| 1944 | 5 | #3,441 | 77 | #867 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 67 | #965 |
| 1942 | 7 | #2,945 | 78 | #873 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,295 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,114 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,080 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,091 |
| 1937 | 6 | #3,181 | 38 | #1,160 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 51 | #961 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,199 |
| 1934 | 6 | #3,295 | 50 | #974 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,442 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,214 |
| 1931 | 6 | #3,396 | 21 | #1,688 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,609 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,304 |
| 1928 | 5 | #4,165 | 28 | #1,503 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,671 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,831 |
| 1925 | 7 | #3,422 | 14 | #2,491 |
| 1924 | 11 | #2,644 | 23 | #1,812 |
| 1923 | 5 | #4,250 | 22 | #1,842 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,897 |
| 1921 | 5 | #4,335 | 19 | #2,050 |
| 1920 | 7 | #3,498 | 10 | #3,099 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,067 |
| 1918 | 11 | #2,545 | 18 | #2,031 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,774 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,134 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 16 | #1,964 |
| 1914 | 6 | #2,927 | 22 | #1,345 |
| 1913 | 7 | #2,276 | 12 | #1,768 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,985 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,412 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,072 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,544 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Alison reached #2,226 in 1986. As a girl name, it reached #96 in 1986. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Alison
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.