Feminine dossier · first seen 1905

Alison

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Alison
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1980

Peak era

1980

Peak rank proxy

2,980

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen X

1905Peak 19802024

Peak year

1980

Decline from peak

77.4%

2024

673

All-time

116,237

Alison is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1980, when 2,980 girls were named Alison.

In 2024, only 673 girls were given the name.

Down 77.4% from its peak.

All told, about 116,237 Americans have been named Alison and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1905.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationGen X

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1980

19802,980 girls named Alison

2024673 girls named Alison

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