Boys' name · since 1888
Alson
526 babies named Alson in U.S. Social Security records since 1888, with the highest year being 1926. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,656 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 526
- born since 1888
- 1910s
- peak decade
526 boys have been named Alson since 1888, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Alson has 526 recorded births among boys since 1888, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1888 to 2024.
- #7,656 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 526 born since 1888
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alson ranks #7,656 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 526 born since 1888, peaking in the 1910s.
- #7,656 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 526
- born since 1888
- 1910s
- peak decade
Alson's 526 recorded births place it above 83.14% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Alson's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Alson splits its recorded history at 1944: 42% of all births land in the more recent half, 58% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1888 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1926 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Alson popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1888–2024
- Peak year (1926)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 137 years of records
Alson by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (104 births, 20% of the file).
1910s was Alson's strongest decade.
104 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Alson births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
104 births
- 1920s
1920s
104 births
- 1930s
1930s
78 births
- 1940s
1940s
53 births
- 1950s
1950s
52 births
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1990s 18
1990s
18 births
- 2000s 26
2000s
26 births
- 2010s
2010s
45 births
- 2020s 26
2020s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 104 births (20% of all-time use).
How Alson compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Alson's total volume
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What to do with Alson's data
- Alson's decade-level peak was the 1910s (104 total births); usage has since declined to 26 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Alson: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1926)
Similar record span (~136 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, 1888–2024 (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 Alson 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.