Alson — #7752 US boys' name
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.
More common than 46% of names given to boys today.
20% of everyone ever named Alson was born in this single decade.
19 babies were named Alson in 1926 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Alson
The Social Security Administration has registered 526 babies named Alson between 1888 and 2024, spanning 137 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Alson currently holds the #7752 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1926, when 19 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Alson performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 104 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Alson shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Alson 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 526 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.
Alson at a glance
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Current rank
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Alson popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1888
- Peak year (1926)
- 19
- Annual births at peak — across 137 years of records
Currently ranks #7752 among boys.
526 total births across 137 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1926 with 19 births in a single year.
Alson by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1910s
- 104 births that decade — 20% of Alson's all-time total
Alson decade highlights
- Peak decade 104 births
- Runner-up 104 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1910s was Alson's strongest decade
104 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 20% of all-time use.
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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, 1888–2024 (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.