Is Allyson a boy or girl name?
Allyson is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 290 girls and 0 boys were named Allyson, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 53,574 US babies named Allyson were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #909
- Babies named Allyson since 1945
- 53,574
- Most popular year
- 1998
- 1,651 babies
Boys and girls named Allyson, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 231 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 1,205 | 100% |
| 1960s | 5 | 3,085 | 99.8% |
| 1970s | 11 | 4,745 | 99.8% |
| 1980s | 0 | 7,206 | 100% |
| 1990s | 5 | 13,263 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 12,951 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 9,117 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 1,750 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 290 | #909 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 265 | #972 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 332 | #843 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 413 | #698 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 450 | #642 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 476 | #630 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 557 | #558 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 641 | #486 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 773 | #423 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 908 | #363 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 1,013 | #330 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 1,008 | #323 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 1,267 | #256 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 1,213 | #265 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 1,261 | #259 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 1,318 | #250 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 1,275 | #268 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 1,261 | #271 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 1,271 | #259 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 1,271 | #257 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 1,367 | #238 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 1,306 | #249 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 1,349 | #234 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 1,221 | #262 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 1,312 | #244 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 1,483 | #207 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 1,651 | #186 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 1,335 | #225 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 1,222 | #232 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 1,291 | #218 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 1,395 | #210 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 1,345 | #212 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 1,200 | #229 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 1,141 | #245 |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,148 | 1,200 | #236 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 1,120 | #243 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 1,014 | #253 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 962 | #262 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 823 | #297 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 665 | #356 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 542 | #397 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 458 | #449 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 563 | #408 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 492 | #431 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 567 | #402 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 551 | #397 |
| 1978 | 5 | #5,805 | 570 | #372 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 562 | #376 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 480 | #419 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 455 | #435 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 447 | #433 |
| 1973 | 6 | #4,523 | 463 | #422 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 403 | #460 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 454 | #452 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 360 | #528 |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,426 | 304 | #565 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 262 | #593 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 274 | #572 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 236 | #617 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 453 | #445 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 391 | #492 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 316 | #546 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 315 | #552 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 276 | #606 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 258 | #627 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 244 | #638 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 191 | #715 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 104 | #1,027 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 90 | #1,086 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 88 | #1,074 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 112 | #910 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 107 | #906 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 86 | #1,013 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 108 | #863 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 75 | #1,064 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 66 | #1,109 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 62 | #1,136 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,238 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 32 | #1,559 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 18 | #1,995 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Allyson reached #4,426 in 1969. As a girl name, it reached #186 in 1998. 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 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Allyson
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.