Girls' name · since 1944
Alyson
Alyson has 29,730 recorded births since 1944 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1990 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #839 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,389 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 29,730
- born since 1944
- 1990s
- peak decade
29,730 babies have been named Alyson since 1944, making it today's #1389 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Alyson recorded 29,730 times among girls since 1944, holding rank #1389 nationally today, ahead of 92% 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 1944 to 2025.
- #839 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,389 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 29,730 born since 1944
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alyson ranks #839 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,389 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 29,730 born since 1944, peaking in the 1990s.
- #839 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,389 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 29,730
- born since 1944
- 1990s
- peak decade
Alyson's 29,730 recorded births place it above 98.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
50 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Alyson compares
29,730 Top 5% higher than 95% 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
Alyson's all-time total is 79x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Alyson | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 29,730 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 741 | 21 | 19,840 |
Alyson's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Alyson splits its recorded history at 1985: 74% of all births land in the more recent half, 26% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1944 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1990 peak of 741 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Alyson popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1944–2025
- Peak year (1990)
- 741
- Annual births at peak, across 82 years of records
Alyson popularity over time - boys
10 total births recorded since 1986 (Alyson as boys' name)
Alyson by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (6,614 births, 22% of the file).
1990s was Alyson's strongest decade.
6,614 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Alyson births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 118
1940s
118 births
- 1950s 585
1950s
585 births
- 1960s 1,412
1960s
1,412 births
- 1970s
1970s
3,367 births
- 1980s
1980s
5,564 births
- 1990s
1990s
6,614 births
- 2000s
2000s
6,397 births
- 2010s
2010s
4,444 births
- 2020s 1,229
2020s
1,229 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 6,614 births (22% of all-time use).
How Alyson 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 Alyson's total volume
Alyson by state
Where Alyson concentrates geographically, total births since 1944
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 3,445 | 11.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 2,573 | 8.7% |
| #3 | New York | | 2,191 | 7.4% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 1,410 | 4.7% |
| #5 | Florida | | 1,253 | 4.2% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 1,235 | 4.2% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 1,191 | 4.0% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 1,025 | 3.4% |
3,445 of 29,730 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 50 reporting states.
Alyson appears in 50 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Alyson's data
- Alyson's decade-level peak was the 1990s (6,614 total births); usage has since declined to 1,229 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Alysons (3,445 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 Alyson: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~81 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, 1944–2025 (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 Alyson 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.