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Allison
OriginDiminutive of Alice or English
Meaning"son of Allen"
About Allison
This shows up on the Social Security data for boys, but these days is mostly female: 2700 baby girls were named Allison last year versus six baby boys.
But given the emerging trend of female names for boys, Allison could see some more use as a male name.
Pronounced AL-ih-sun.
As of October 2026, Allison ranked #10756 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #482 in 1896.
Editor's take: The name Allison is a boy's name meaning "son of Allen".
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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