Alithea vs Alison

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

Name A

Alithea

Girl name · Rank #12401

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Name B

Alison

Girl name · Rank #465

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Metric Alithea Alison
Current Rank #12401 #465
Total Births (all years) 89 116,237
Peak Year 2012 1980
Peak Year Births 11 2,980
Peak Decade 2010ss 1980ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1973 1905

Births by Decade

Decade Alithea Alison
1900ss — 12
1910ss — 134
1920ss — 198
1930ss — 367
1940ss — 1,450
1950ss — 6,216
1960ss — 12,233
1970ss 28 22,072
1980ss — 27,017
1990ss 5 19,728
2000ss 5 13,286
2010ss 44 10,149
2020ss 7 3,375

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Alithea Alison
2014 8 1,118
2015 8 967
2016 10 973
2017 — 816
2018 7 770
2019 — 758
2020 — 699
2021 — 658
2022 — 692
2023 — 653
2024 7 673

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, 1973–2024.

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