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Alyson Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Alyson?

In 2018 the less frequently given name Alyson, ranked the 887th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.

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

Its highest popularity RANKING of #346 was reached in 1987.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1990 with 740 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Alyson was less than 5, most recently in 1943.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Alyson occurred roughly during the years 1943-1952, 1953-1964, 1972-1979, and 1982-1986, whereas 2011-2016 were years of successive downward movement.

Alyson became more popular as a girls name in 1944.

For a number of years, the name Alyson has steadily decreased in popularity. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Alyson lately has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Alyson?

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

The name Alyson still has a solid footing but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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   Alyson (Girl)Alyson (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 302 887 < 5 --
2017 324 836 < 5 --
2016 355 797 < 5 --
2015 418 680 < 5 --
2014 494 595 < 5 --
2013 498 576 < 5 --
2012 555 540 < 5 --
2011 620 479 < 5 --
2010 587 510 < 5 --
2009 642 480 < 5 --
2008 654 483 < 5 --
2007 595 524 < 5 --
2006 668 472 < 5 --
2005 652 468 < 5 --
2004 658 456 5 11,424
2003 675 444 < 5 --
2002 647 446 < 5 --
2001 607 456 < 5 --
2000 599 463 < 5 --
1999 635 433 < 5 --
1998 658 409 < 5 --
1997 632 414 < 5 --
1996 668 396 < 5 --
1995 662 396 < 5 --
1994 699 372 < 5 --
1993 699 364 < 5 --
1992 643 399 < 5 --
1991 577 442 < 5 --
1990 740 359 < 5 --
1989 725 354 < 5 --
1988 643 374 < 5 --
1987 694 346 < 5 --
1986 638 368 5 6,751
1985 549 410 < 5 --
1984 464 447 < 5 --
1983 462 444 < 5 --
1982 455 463 < 5 --
1981 455 466 < 5 --
1980 478 447 < 5 --
1979 488 429 < 5 --
1978 430 460 < 5 --
1977 405 476 < 5 --
1976 377 485 < 5 --
1975 345 516 < 5 --
1974 301 555 < 5 --
1973 268 588 < 5 --
1972 261 608 < 5 --
1971 265 627 < 5 --
1970 230 687 < 5 --
1969 138 897 < 5 --
1968 134 889 < 5 --
1967 119 935 < 5 --
1966 112 960 < 5 --
1965 182 738 < 5 --
1964 199 737 < 5 --
1963 161 819 < 5 --
1962 118 987 < 5 --
1961 147 879 < 5 --
1960 102 1,064 < 5 --
1959 104 1,048 < 5 --
1958 109 994 < 5 --
1957 47 1,566 < 5 --
1956 62 1,319 < 5 --
1955 57 1,333 < 5 --
1954 47 1,465 < 5 --
1953 36 1,648 < 5 --
1952 54 1,297 < 5 --
1951 38 1,527 < 5 --
1950 30 1,724 < 5 --
1949 33 1,629 < 5 --
1948 24 1,955 < 5 --
1947 25 1,946 < 5 --
1946 24 1,861 < 5 --
1945 7 3,684 < 5 --
1944 5 4,599 < 5 --
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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.