Allison

“Variant of Alison — Of noble kind” — Germanic via Old French origin

Girl's name · #103 in the US (2025) · 90s

Allison has appeared in US records since 1908 — best rank #30 (2009) · 319,119 babies named Allison all-time · 1 in 630 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 530 girls in Puerto Rico (2025) · about 1 in 1,700 girls in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 6,800 girls in Switzerland (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 49 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Allisons

Allison Janney — American actress (born 1959)
Allison Mack — American former actress
Allison Williams — American actress, comedian and musician
Allison Schmitt — American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, world record-holder
Allison Tolman — American actress

In stories & tradition

Allison Cameron — House M.D.
Allison Taylor — 24
Allison Perkins — One Life to Live

What Allisons become

Among 597 notable people named Allison:

Athletes appear 1.44× more often than among typical names — e.g. Allison Schmitt, American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, world record-holder.

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