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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 NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. 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.