Girls' name · since 1908
Allison
Since 1908, U.S. Social Security records show 319,119 babies named Allison, peaking in 1994. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #123 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #103 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 319,119
- born since 1908
- 1990s
- peak decade
Allison currently ranks #103 among girls' names in America, with 319,119 babies recorded since 1908.
Social Security Administration records show Allison recorded 319,119 times among girls since 1908, holding rank #103 nationally today, ahead of 99.4% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1908 to 2025.
- #123 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #103 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 319,119 born since 1908
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Allison ranks #123 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #103 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 319,119 born since 1908, peaking in the 1990s.
- #123 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #103 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 319,119
- born since 1908
- 1990s
- peak decade
Allison's 319,119 recorded births place it above 99.82% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Allison compares
319,119 Top 1% higher than 99% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Allison's all-time total is 849x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Allison | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 319,119 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 8,150 | 21 | 19,840 |
Allison's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Allison's SSA record in two at 1967 and the more recent half accounts for 94% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 6%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1910, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1994 peak of 8,150, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Allison popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1908–2025
- Peak year (1994)
- 8,150
- Annual births at peak, across 118 years of records
Allison popularity over time - boys
3,825 total births recorded since 1880 (Allison as boys' name)
Allison by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (74,433 births, 23% of the file).
1990s was Allison's strongest decade.
74,433 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Allison births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 6
1900s
6 births
- 1910s 145
1910s
145 births
- 1920s 227
1920s
227 births
- 1930s 236
1930s
236 births
- 1940s 680
1940s
680 births
- 1950s 4,553
1950s
4,553 births
- 1960s 16,525
1960s
16,525 births
- 1970s
1970s
34,158 births
- 1980s
1980s
62,327 births
- 1990s
1990s
74,433 births
- 2000s
2000s
59,966 births
- 2010s
2010s
49,003 births
- 2020s 16,860
2020s
16,860 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 74,433 births (23% of all-time use).
How Allison compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Allison's total volume
Allison by state
Where Allison concentrates geographically, total births since 1908
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 34,124 | 10.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 26,371 | 8.3% |
| #3 | New York | | 21,895 | 6.9% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 15,483 | 4.9% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 14,447 | 4.5% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 13,918 | 4.4% |
| #7 | Florida | | 12,859 | 4.0% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 10,845 | 3.4% |
34,124 of 319,119 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Allison appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Allison's data
- Allison's decade-level peak was the 1990s (74,433 total births); usage has since declined to 16,860 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Allisons (34,124 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Allison: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~117 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1908–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Allison draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.