Alice vs Alison

Side-by-side comparison of Alice and Alison — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Alice

Girl name · Rank #62

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Name B

Alison

Girl name · Rank #465

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Metric Alice Alison
Current Rank #62 #465
Total Births (all years) 584,578 116,237
Peak Year 1921 1980
Peak Year Births 11,955 2,980
Peak Decade 1920ss 1980ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1880 1905

Births by Decade

Decade Alice Alison
1880ss 17,142 —
1890ss 24,415 —
1900ss 35,232 12
1910ss 85,866 134
1920ss 110,526 198
1930ss 78,968 367
1940ss 72,392 1,450
1950ss 52,075 6,216
1960ss 26,952 12,233
1970ss 11,134 22,072
1980ss 7,331 27,017
1990ss 6,466 19,728
2000ss 8,269 13,286
2010ss 30,630 10,149
2020ss 17,180 3,375

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Alice Alison
2014 3,055 1,118
2015 3,426 967
2016 3,692 973
2017 3,826 816
2018 3,664 770
2019 3,549 758
2020 3,294 699
2021 3,509 658
2022 3,511 692
2023 3,346 653
2024 3,520 673

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2024.

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