Alison Name Popularity
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How popular is Alison?
In 2018 the somewhat popular name Alison, ranked the 400th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.Presently one of the top 500 most popular, Alison has been less popular than the top 1000 in the past.
It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #96 in 1986.
However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1980 with 2,983 occurrences.
The least number of children given the name Alison was less than 5, most recently in 1911.
Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Alison occurred roughly during the years 1911-1914, 1929-1934, 1941-1954, 1955-1961, and 1968-1971, whereas 2009-2013, and 2014-2017 were years of successive downward movement.
Sometimes the name Alison has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.
Alison's popularity has steadily decreased for some time. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Alison lately has dropped.
What does the future hold for the popularity of Alison?
Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a low point.
The name Alison still has a solid footing but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.
for Percentages.| Alison (Girl) | Alison (Boy) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | % | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank |
| 2018 | | 767 | 400 | < 5 | -- |
| 2017 | | 813 | 383 | < 5 | -- |
| 2016 | | 972 | 343 | < 5 | -- |
| 2015 | | 966 | 339 | < 5 | -- |
| 2014 | | 1,118 | 291 | < 5 | -- |
| 2013 | | 1,068 | 298 | 6 | 10,777 |
| 2012 | | 1,183 | 274 | 5 | 12,333 |
| 2011 | | 1,271 | 252 | 6 | 10,854 |
| 2010 | | 1,216 | 269 | < 5 | -- |
| 2009 | | 1,446 | 228 | 9 | 8,319 |
| 2008 | | 1,247 | 274 | 7 | 9,897 |
| 2007 | | 1,170 | 289 | 10 | 7,609 |
| 2006 | | 1,216 | 272 | 5 | 12,119 |
| 2005 | | 1,256 | 260 | < 5 | -- |
| 2004 | | 1,432 | 229 | 5 | 11,414 |
| 2003 | | 1,413 | 234 | 6 | 9,617 |
| 2002 | | 1,360 | 232 | < 5 | -- |
| 2001 | | 1,360 | 233 | < 5 | -- |
| 2000 | | 1,381 | 231 | 5 | 10,415 |
| 1999 | | 1,527 | 202 | 9 | 6,544 |
| 1998 | | 1,641 | 188 | 5 | 9,673 |
| 1997 | | 1,763 | 173 | 7 | 7,297 |
| 1996 | | 1,901 | 166 | < 5 | -- |
| 1995 | | 1,952 | 162 | < 5 | -- |
| 1994 | | 2,122 | 153 | 5 | 8,834 |
| 1993 | | 2,240 | 141 | 6 | 7,666 |
| 1992 | | 2,064 | 147 | 7 | 6,687 |
| 1991 | | 2,153 | 142 | 13 | 4,237 |
| 1990 | | 2,362 | 132 | 13 | 4,176 |
| 1989 | | 2,489 | 119 | 27 | 2,416 |
| 1988 | | 2,541 | 113 | 13 | 3,709 |
| 1987 | | 2,770 | 100 | 16 | 3,072 |
| 1986 | | 2,974 | 96 | 25 | 2,222 |
| 1985 | | 2,829 | 97 | 8 | 4,712 |
| 1984 | | 2,513 | 110 | 12 | 3,459 |
| 1983 | | 2,491 | 116 | 13 | 3,232 |
| 1982 | | 2,726 | 111 | 20 | 2,429 |
| 1981 | | 2,703 | 113 | 15 | 2,897 |
| 1980 | | 2,983 | 101 | 14 | 3,096 |
| 1979 | | 2,937 | 102 | 13 | 3,174 |
| 1978 | | 2,433 | 123 | 10 | 3,618 |
| 1977 | | 2,373 | 121 | 13 | 3,044 |
| 1976 | | 2,273 | 118 | 17 | 2,508 |
| 1975 | | 2,269 | 127 | 16 | 2,545 |
| 1974 | | 2,080 | 134 | 14 | 2,677 |
| 1973 | | 1,927 | 146 | 10 | 3,226 |
| 1972 | | 1,808 | 162 | 15 | 2,424 |
| 1971 | | 2,211 | 143 | 12 | 2,820 |
| 1970 | | 1,764 | 187 | 8 | 3,527 |
| 1969 | | 1,076 | 269 | 5 | 4,424 |
| 1968 | | 904 | 291 | < 5 | -- |
| 1967 | | 894 | 284 | 6 | 3,570 |
| 1966 | | 958 | 270 | < 5 | -- |
| 1965 | | 1,458 | 223 | < 5 | -- |
| 1964 | | 1,453 | 226 | < 5 | -- |
| 1963 | | 1,389 | 234 | 5 | 4,058 |
| 1962 | | 1,420 | 225 | 6 | 3,646 |
| 1961 | | 1,408 | 231 | 5 | 4,081 |
| 1960 | | 1,268 | 246 | < 5 | -- |
| 1959 | | 1,196 | 254 | < 5 | -- |
| 1958 | | 990 | 281 | < 5 | -- |
| 1957 | | 570 | 380 | 6 | 3,555 |
| 1956 | | 591 | 358 | < 5 | -- |
| 1955 | | 545 | 378 | < 5 | -- |
| 1954 | | 619 | 344 | 7 | 3,181 |
| 1953 | | 492 | 383 | < 5 | -- |
| 1952 | | 440 | 393 | 5 | 3,754 |
| 1951 | | 418 | 404 | < 5 | -- |
| 1950 | | 353 | 428 | 7 | 3,028 |
| 1949 | | 316 | 449 | 7 | 3,027 |
| 1948 | | 268 | 497 | 5 | 3,687 |
| 1947 | | 233 | 558 | < 5 | -- |
| 1946 | | 214 | 540 | 6 | 3,181 |
| 1945 | | 120 | 678 | 5 | 3,342 |
| 1944 | | 77 | 867 | 5 | 3,440 |
| 1943 | | 67 | 965 | < 5 | -- |
| 1942 | | 78 | 872 | 7 | 2,943 |
| 1941 | | 35 | 1,295 | < 5 | -- |
| 1940 | | 42 | 1,112 | < 5 | -- |
| 1939 | | 44 | 1,080 | < 5 | -- |
| 1938 | | 43 | 1,091 | < 5 | -- |
| 1937 | | 38 | 1,160 | 6 | 3,182 |
| 1936 | | 51 | 960 | < 5 | -- |
| 1935 | | 35 | 1,199 | < 5 | -- |
| 1934 | | 50 | 974 | 6 | 3,294 |
| 1933 | | 26 | 1,442 | < 5 | -- |
| 1932 | | 35 | 1,215 | < 5 | -- |
| 1931 | | 21 | 1,688 | 6 | 3,396 |
| 1930 | | 24 | 1,610 | < 5 | -- |
| 1929 | | 14 | 2,305 | < 5 | -- |
| 1928 | | 28 | 1,504 | 5 | 4,164 |
| 1927 | | 25 | 1,671 | < 5 | -- |
| 1926 | | 22 | 1,831 | < 5 | -- |
| 1925 | | 14 | 2,491 | 7 | 3,424 |
| 1924 | | 23 | 1,812 | 11 | 2,644 |
| 1923 | | 22 | 1,842 | 5 | 4,251 |
| 1922 | | 21 | 1,897 | < 5 | -- |
| 1921 | | 19 | 2,050 | 5 | 4,335 |
| 1920 | | 10 | 3,099 | 7 | 3,498 |
| 1919 | | 17 | 2,067 | < 5 | -- |
| 1918 | | 18 | 2,031 | 11 | 2,545 |
| 1917 | | 20 | 1,774 | < 5 | -- |
| 1916 | | 15 | 2,134 | < 5 | -- |
| 1915 | | 16 | 1,964 | < 5 | -- |
| 1914 | | 22 | 1,344 | 6 | 2,927 |
| 1913 | | 12 | 1,768 | 7 | 2,276 |
| 1912 | | 9 | 1,985 | < 5 | -- |
| 1911 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1910 | | 5 | 2,412 | < 5 | -- |
| 1909 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1908 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1907 | | 5 | 2,072 | < 5 | -- |
| 1906 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1905 | | 7 | 1,544 | < 5 | -- |
| 1904 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1903 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
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| 1881 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1880 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |