Alyson

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

Girl's name · #1388 in the US (2025) · 90s

Alyson reached its best rank, #346, in 1987 and ranked #1388 in 2025. Roughly 30,000 girls have been named Alyson since 1944. Alyson is a rare spelling of Allison (#103) and Alison (#476) — about 4% of babies given the name are written this way.

Around the world: about 1 in 6,400 girls in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 17,000 girls in Switzerland (2024) · about 1 in 19,000 girls in France (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 14 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Alysons

Alyson Hannigan — American actress and television presenter (born 1974)
Alyson Stoner — American actor, singer and dancer
Alyson Reed — American dancer and actress
Alyson Annan — Australian field hockey player
Alyson Noël — American writer

In stories & tradition

Alyson Ronan — Tell Me Why

What Alysons become

Among 99 notable people named Alyson:

Entertainers appear 1.95× more often than among typical names — e.g. Alyson Hannigan, American actress and television presenter (born 1974).

Similar names: Allyson · Clarissa · Alissa · Julianne · Alyse · Ashton

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