Alson
Alson is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Alson (horse) is a German-bred thoroughbred racehorse Alson S.
Meaning & Origin of Alson
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Alson is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Alson (horse) is a German-bred thoroughbred racehorse Alson S.
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The Story of Alson
The earliest SSA record of Alson as a baby boy name dates back to 1888, when 5 babies received it. 1926 was its biggest year on record, with 19 newborns named Alson — #1,787 in the national rankings. About 20% of every Alson on record arrived during the 1910s, its defining decade. Alson last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 10 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 526 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Alson
Alson is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1888 and has accumulated 526 births in the dataset. Alson's peak popularity came in 1926 when it ranked #1,787. Use the chart and map above to compare Alson'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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