Allyson
Allyson is a given name and surname, a variant form of Alison.
Meaning & Origin of Allyson
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Allyson is a given name and surname, a variant form of Alison.
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The Story of Allyson
Allyson first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1945, with 18 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1998, when 1,651 Allysons were born — ranking #186 that year. As of 2026, Allyson ranks #1,076 for baby girls with 228 births, falling sharply (-46%). In total, more than 54K Allysons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
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About the name Allyson
Allyson is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1945 and has accumulated 54K births in the dataset. Allyson's peak popularity came in 1998 when it ranked #186. Use the chart and map above to compare Allyson's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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