Feminine dossier · first seen 1944

Alyson

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

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1990

Peak era

1990

Peak rank proxy

741

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Millennial

1944Peak 19902024

Peak year

1990

Decline from peak

74.5%

2024

189

All-time

29,572

Alyson 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 1990, when 741 girls were named Alyson.

In 2024, only 189 girls were given the name.

Down 74.5% from its peak.

All told, about 29,572 Americans have been named Alyson and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1944.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationMillennial

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1990

1990741 girls named Alyson

2024189 girls named Alyson

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