Allison Name Popularity

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How popular is Allison?

In 2018 the popular name Allison, ranked the 69th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 100 most popular, Allison has been less popular than the top 1000 in the past.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #30 in 2009.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1994 with 8,150 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Allison in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1909.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Allison occurred roughly during the years 1913-1918, 1931-1935, 1940-1951, 1952-1965, 1972-1976, 1977-1980, and 1981-1986, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1926-1929, and 2016-2017.

Allison became more popular as a girls name in 1943.

Allison's popularity has steadily decreased for some time. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Allison has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Allison?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a mid point.

The name Allison is favored by many parents but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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		Allison (Girl)		Allison (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		3,678	69	8	8,815
2017		4,027	61	< 5	--
2016		4,775	50	5	12,252
2015		5,346	39	10	7,506
2014		5,472	39	9	8,147
2013		5,438	34	12	6,609
2012		5,426	38	8	8,889
2011		5,466	40	10	7,515
2010		5,864	38	9	8,167
2009		6,581	30	10	7,707
2008		6,239	32	19	4,899
2007		5,453	46	5	12,436
2006		5,562	47	6	10,728
2005		5,634	45	13	5,883
2004		5,872	40	24	3,735
2003		5,850	46	10	6,737
2002		6,240	44	16	4,708
2001		6,211	44	19	4,127
2000		6,314	44	9	6,855
1999		7,025	40	10	6,061
1998		7,861	38	8	6,866
1997		7,274	39	9	6,108
1996		7,453	38	11	5,197
1995		8,126	34	21	3,193
1994		8,150	34	13	4,541
1993		7,727	41	16	3,824
1992		6,901	48	20	3,221
1991		6,774	50	15	3,817
1990		7,132	48	24	2,699
1989		7,285	46	32	2,155
1988		7,142	46	36	1,850
1987		7,341	44	30	2,017
1986		7,578	42	47	1,456
1985		7,029	46	27	2,072
1984		6,039	51	26	2,035
1983		4,972	59	25	2,086
1982		5,172	58	29	1,889
1981		4,904	57	35	1,663
1980		4,871	59	28	1,964
1979		4,410	70	25	2,051
1978		3,867	75	25	1,960
1977		4,206	66	26	1,906
1976		4,030	67	33	1,609
1975		3,349	89	20	2,208
1974		2,960	99	26	1,791
1973		2,904	105	21	1,983
1972		2,799	115	21	1,970
1971		3,018	119	28	1,670
1970		2,629	133	27	1,657
1969		1,651	194	23	1,726
1968		1,536	202	29	1,454
1967		1,453	209	38	1,216
1966		1,767	184	34	1,300
1965		3,044	128	35	1,297
1964		2,079	181	52	1,043
1963		1,434	230	42	1,191
1962		1,313	241	48	1,107
1961		1,180	260	48	1,135
1960		1,068	277	54	1,046
1959		1,124	264	45	1,156
1958		987	284	46	1,132
1957		465	435	38	1,266
1956		402	462	21	1,724
1955		340	497	36	1,258
1954		292	520	42	1,151
1953		281	512	34	1,282
1952		255	534	43	1,112
1951		252	525	39	1,153
1950		157	681	39	1,140
1949		144	705	37	1,163
1948		130	741	34	1,233
1947		102	869	47	1,053
1946		85	908	48	967
1945		47	1,142	36	1,080
1944		45	1,175	41	1,019
1943		38	1,327	34	1,171
1942		34	1,388	41	1,053
1941		32	1,356	32	1,170
1940		24	1,592	34	1,138
1939		28	1,401	33	1,119
1938		27	1,439	33	1,126
1937		25	1,498	45	932
1936		30	1,321	47	894
1935		31	1,307	45	942
1934		26	1,440	49	897
1933		15	2,056	40	1,014
1932		21	1,688	41	1,036
1931		16	2,028	42	1,031
1930		17	2,024	48	977
1929		13	2,436	48	975
1928		22	1,784	58	873
1927		25	1,673	70	786
1926		37	1,279	71	765
1925		18	2,119	68	801
1924		18	2,142	71	799
1923		21	1,896	51	961
1922		18	2,113	56	929
1921		32	1,438	60	901
1920		23	1,755	57	911
1919		19	1,922	52	927
1918		30	1,412	54	902
1917		15	2,206	72	724
1916		24	1,536	67	744
1915		13	2,257	48	893
1914		11	2,130	49	752
1913		7	2,547	31	871
1912		12	1,622	25	892
1911		9	1,663	22	668
1910		5	2,415	11	983
1909		< 5	--	9	1,021
1908		6	1,873	8	1,024
1907		< 5	--	13	737
1906		< 5	--	8	931
1905		< 5	--	7	1,004
1904		< 5	--	6	1,065
1903		< 5	--	12	657
1902		< 5	--	9	796
1901		< 5	--	7	859
1900		< 5	--	9	903
1899		< 5	--	7	858
1898		< 5	--	7	888
1897		< 5	--	6	944
1896		< 5	--	18	482
1895		< 5	--	8	797
1894		< 5	--	6	958
1893		< 5	--	< 5	--
1892		< 5	--	8	798
1891		< 5	--	9	640
1890		< 5	--	11	604
1889		< 5	--	7	795
1888		< 5	--	5	1,038
1887		< 5	--	< 5	--
1886		< 5	--	5	966
1885		< 5	--	10	605
1884		< 5	--	7	769
1883		< 5	--	12	529
1882		< 5	--	9	652
1881		< 5	--	9	595
1880		< 5	--	6	812

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.