Allyson
A respelling of Alison, which the Normans formed as a diminutive of Alice, from the Germanic Adalheidis, joining adal, 'noble', with heid, 'kind' or 'sort'.
Allyson in 2025
Allyson was given to 203 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 2,186th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 16,332 babies born.
The history of Allyson
Allyson reached its highest point in 1998, when 1,651 babies were given the name, ranking 391st that year.
Across the 81 years of records since 1945, 53,779 babies have been named Allyson. Half of them were born before 1998, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Allyson by decade
| Decade | Babies named Allyson | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 231 | 1,887 |
| 1950s | 1,205 | 1,119 |
| 1960s | 3,090 | 794 |
| 1970s | 4,756 | 681 |
| 1980s | 7,206 | 481 |
| 1990s | 13,267 | 391 |
| 2000s | 12,952 | 481 |
| 2010s | 9,118 | 540 |
| 2020s | 1,954 | 1,240 |
Where Allyson is heading
Allyson has fallen 78% over the past decade, from 908 babies in 2015 to 203 in 2025.
Names like Allyson
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Allyson.