Girls' name · since 1945
Allyson
Since 1945, U.S. Social Security records show 53,758 babies named Allyson, peaking in 1998. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #559 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,139 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 53,758
- born since 1945
- 1990s
- peak decade
53,758 babies have been named Allyson since 1945, making it today's #1139 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Allyson recorded 53,758 times among girls since 1945, holding rank #1139 nationally today, ahead of 93% 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 1945 to 2025.
- #559 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,139 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 53,758 born since 1945
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Allyson ranks #559 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,139 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 53,758 born since 1945, peaking in the 1990s.
- #559 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,139 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 53,758
- born since 1945
- 1990s
- peak decade
Allyson's 53,758 recorded births place it above 99.22% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Allyson compares
53,758 Top 4% higher than 96% 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
Allyson's all-time total is 143x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Allyson | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 53,758 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,651 | 21 | 19,840 |
Allyson's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Allyson's SSA record in two at 1985 and the more recent half accounts for 78% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 22%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1945, with only 18 births recorded -- set against the 1998 peak of 1,651, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Allyson popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1945–2025
- Peak year (1998)
- 1,651
- Annual births at peak, across 81 years of records
Allyson popularity over time - boys
21 total births recorded since 1969 (Allyson as boys' name)
Allyson by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (13,262 births, 25% of the file).
1990s was Allyson's strongest decade.
13,262 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Allyson births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 231
1940s
231 births
- 1950s 1,205
1950s
1,205 births
- 1960s 3,085
1960s
3,085 births
- 1970s 4,745
1970s
4,745 births
- 1980s
1980s
7,206 births
- 1990s
1990s
13,262 births
- 2000s
2000s
12,952 births
- 2010s
2010s
9,118 births
- 2020s 1,954
2020s
1,954 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 13,262 births (25% of all-time use).
How Allyson 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 Allyson's total volume
Allyson by state
Where Allyson concentrates geographically, total births since 1945
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6,456 | 12.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 4,861 | 9.0% |
| #3 | New York | | 3,294 | 6.1% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 2,528 | 4.7% |
| #5 | Florida | | 2,347 | 4.4% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 2,185 | 4.1% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 2,008 | 3.7% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 1,671 | 3.1% |
6,456 of 53,758 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Allyson appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Allyson's data
- Allyson's decade-level peak was the 1990s (13,262 total births); usage has since declined to 1,954 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Allysons (6,456 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Allyson: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~80 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, 1945–2025 (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 Allyson 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.