Recorded 1965–2019 Girls' name Peak 1998 371 births

Allisen — girls' name

371 babies named Allisen in U.S. Social Security records since 1965, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s161980s731990s1092000s992010s69

The verdict

371 girls have been named Allisen since 1965, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2019.

371
total births
1965–2019
years on record
1990s
peak decade
29%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Allisen was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

19 babies were named Allisen in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Allisen

The Social Security Administration has registered 371 babies named Allisen between 1965 and 2019, spanning 55 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Allisen currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Allisen performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 109 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Allisen shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Allisen in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Allisen in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 371 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Allisen at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

371

Since 1965

55 years of records

Peak year

1998

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1965

Recorded for 55 years

Last year on file: 2019

Allisen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1965

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1998)
19
Annual births at peak — across 55 years of records
05101520 201920122007200219971992198719811965 5

Allisen by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
109 births that decade — 29% of Allisen's all-time total
1960s51970s161980s731990s1092000s992010s69

Allisen by state

Where Allisen concentrates geographically — total births since 1965

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Allisen
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
7 1.9%
California share of Allisen's total US births 1.9%

7 of 371 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Allisen?
371 babies have been named Allisen since 1965. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1998 with 19 births.
When was Allisen most popular?
Allisen was most popular in the 1990s decade with 109 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Where is Allisen most popular?
The top states for the name Allisen are California (7 births).
How long has the name Allisen been used?
Allisen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1965, spanning 55 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Allisen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Allison, Allyson, Allie, Ally, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1965–2019 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.