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Allison

Girl English #100 in 2023

Allison is a girl name of English origin.

Meaning of Allison

From a - diminutive form of Alan, Alexander or.

Popularity of Allison

Popularity, 1880–2023

2,646 births in 2023

1880 2023

313,903 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023. Used for both boys and girls — see notes below.

Peak year

1994

8,163 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Falling

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

Similar names

Priceless; highly praiseworthy

Manly, strong, courageous

Girl · English

Popular in the 1960s and the 1970s

feminine form of the saint's name, from amandus, future passive participle of amāre: thus meaning "who/which is to be loved"

From Brandon, Brampdon, Bramdun, Bremedon, Bromdun, from, from gloss=broom shrub + gloss=hill, dune

God is gracious

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Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.