Is Alyson a boy or girl name?
Alyson is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 189 girls and 0 boys were named Alyson, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 29,582 US babies named Alyson were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,234
- Babies named Alyson since 1944
- 29,582
- Most popular year
- 1990
- 741 babies
Boys and girls named Alyson, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 118 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 585 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 1,412 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 3,368 | 100% |
| 1980s | 5 | 5,564 | 99.9% |
| 1990s | 0 | 6,614 | 100% |
| 2000s | 5 | 6,397 | 99.9% |
| 2010s | 0 | 4,444 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 1,070 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 189 | #1,234 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 200 | #1,199 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 201 | #1,196 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 247 | #1,027 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 233 | #1,063 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 281 | #939 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 305 | #887 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 326 | #832 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 356 | #798 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 419 | #679 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 496 | #594 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 498 | #577 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 555 | #541 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 620 | #480 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 588 | #510 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 642 | #480 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 654 | #483 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 595 | #524 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 668 | #472 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 652 | #470 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,428 | 658 | #456 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 675 | #444 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 647 | #447 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 607 | #456 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 599 | #463 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 635 | #433 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 658 | #409 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 632 | #414 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 668 | #397 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 662 | #396 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 700 | #372 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 699 | #364 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 643 | #399 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 576 | #442 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 741 | #358 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 725 | #354 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 643 | #374 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 694 | #346 |
| 1986 | 5 | #6,758 | 638 | #369 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 549 | #410 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 464 | #447 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 463 | #444 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 455 | #463 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 455 | #466 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 478 | #447 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 487 | #428 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 429 | #460 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 405 | #476 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 376 | #487 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 346 | #513 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 300 | #555 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 268 | #588 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 262 | #607 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 265 | #627 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 230 | #687 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 138 | #897 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 134 | #889 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 119 | #935 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 112 | #960 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 182 | #738 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 199 | #737 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 161 | #819 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 118 | #985 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 147 | #879 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 102 | #1,064 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 104 | #1,048 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 109 | #994 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,551 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 62 | #1,319 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 57 | #1,334 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,466 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,648 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 54 | #1,297 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,528 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 30 | #1,722 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,629 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,955 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,947 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,861 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,685 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,597 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Alyson reached #6,758 in 1986. As a girl name, it reached #346 in 1987. 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 Alyson
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.