Allison remains a common girls' name (#103 in 2025), down from a peak of #30 in 2009.
Allison is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #103 among girls (2,564) and #10,756 among boys (6) — overall #254 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,570 | 2,579 | #103 | #10,756 |
| 2024 | 2,639 | 2,644 | #99 | #9,026 |
| 2023 | 2,650 | 2,663 | #100 | — |
| 2022 | 2,720 | 2,736 | #101 | #10,931 |
| 2021 | 3,146 | 3,162 | #82 | #10,862 |
| 2020 | 3,167 | 3,179 | #80 | #10,661 |
| 2019 | 3,445 | 3,460 | #78 | #12,230 |
| 2018 | 3,702 | 3,714 | #70 | #8,856 |
| 2017 | 4,037 | 4,060 | #61 | — |
| 2016 | 4,791 | 4,823 | #50 | #12,283 |
| 2015 | 5,366 | 5,396 | #39 | #7,516 |
| 2014 | 5,485 | 5,511 | #39 | #8,163 |
| 2013 | 5,458 | 5,481 | #34 | #6,620 |
| 2012 | 5,436 | 5,448 | #38 | #8,895 |
| 2011 | 5,482 | 5,503 | #40 | #7,523 |
| 2010 | 5,877 | 5,890 | #38 | #8,176 |
| 2009 | 6,591 | 6,607 | #30 | #7,711 |
| 2008 | 6,260 | 6,270 | #32 | #4,905 |
| 2007 | 5,459 | 5,474 | #46 | #12,444 |
| 2006 | 5,570 | 5,577 | #47 | #10,733 |
| 2005 | 5,647 | 5,661 | #45 | #5,885 |
| 2004 | 5,897 | 5,903 | #40 | #3,738 |
| 2003 | 5,860 | 5,867 | #46 | #6,738 |
| 2002 | 6,255 | 6,265 | #44 | #4,712 |
| 2001 | 6,234 | 6,247 | #44 | #4,130 |
| 2000 | 6,324 | 6,335 | #44 | #6,858 |
| 1999 | 7,036 | 7,050 | #40 | #6,060 |
| 1998 | 7,869 | 7,880 | #38 | #6,867 |
| 1997 | 7,283 | — | #39 | #6,112 |
| 1996 | 7,466 | — | #38 | #5,199 |
| 1995 | 8,147 | — | #34 | #3,194 |
| 1994 | 8,163 | — | #34 | #4,543 |
| 1993 | 7,745 | — | #41 | #3,825 |
| 1992 | 6,923 | — | #48 | #3,223 |
| 1991 | 6,788 | — | #50 | #3,818 |
| 1990 | 7,160 | — | #48 | #2,699 |
| 1989 | 7,314 | — | #46 | #2,156 |
| 1988 | 7,181 | — | #46 | #1,851 |
| 1987 | 7,370 | — | #44 | #2,057 |
| 1986 | 7,622 | — | #42 | #1,457 |
| 1985 | 7,055 | — | #46 | #2,072 |
| 1984 | 6,067 | — | #51 | #2,037 |
| 1983 | 4,998 | — | #59 | #2,087 |
| 1982 | 5,200 | — | #58 | #1,850 |
| 1981 | 4,939 | — | #57 | #1,663 |
| 1980 | 4,896 | — | #59 | #1,966 |
| 1979 | 4,431 | — | #70 | #2,050 |
| 1978 | 3,889 | — | #75 | #1,967 |
| 1977 | 4,231 | — | #66 | #1,905 |
| 1976 | 4,061 | — | #67 | #1,609 |
| 1975 | 3,367 | — | #89 | #2,206 |
| 1974 | 2,985 | — | #99 | #1,791 |
| 1973 | 2,925 | — | #105 | #1,983 |
| 1972 | 2,818 | — | #115 | #1,969 |
| 1971 | 3,046 | — | #119 | #1,671 |
| 1970 | 2,657 | — | #133 | #1,658 |
| 1969 | 1,674 | — | #194 | #1,729 |
| 1968 | 1,565 | — | #202 | #1,456 |
| 1967 | 1,490 | — | #209 | #1,218 |
| 1966 | 1,802 | — | #184 | #1,302 |
| 1965 | 3,079 | — | #128 | #1,295 |
| 1964 | 2,129 | — | #181 | #1,044 |
| 1963 | 1,476 | — | #229 | #1,195 |
| 1962 | 1,361 | — | #241 | #1,108 |
| 1961 | 1,230 | — | #260 | #1,137 |
| 1960 | 1,122 | — | #277 | #1,045 |
| 1959 | 1,169 | — | #264 | #1,156 |
| 1958 | 1,033 | — | #284 | #1,132 |
| 1957 | 503 | — | #434 | #1,267 |
| 1956 | 423 | — | #462 | #1,722 |
| 1955 | 376 | — | #498 | #1,256 |
| 1954 | 332 | — | #521 | #1,152 |
| 1953 | 315 | — | #512 | #1,282 |
| 1952 | 298 | — | #534 | #1,112 |
| 1951 | 291 | — | #525 | #1,152 |
| 1950 | 196 | — | #681 | #1,139 |
| 1949 | 181 | — | #705 | #1,163 |
| 1948 | 164 | — | #741 | #1,233 |
| 1947 | 149 | — | #870 | #1,053 |
| 1946 | 133 | — | #908 | #967 |
| 1945 | 83 | — | #1,142 | #1,080 |
| 1944 | 86 | — | #1,175 | #1,018 |
| 1943 | 72 | — | #1,327 | #1,171 |
| 1942 | 75 | — | #1,388 | #1,054 |
| 1941 | 63 | — | #1,384 | #1,169 |
| 1940 | 58 | — | #1,592 | #1,137 |
| 1939 | 61 | — | #1,401 | #1,120 |
| 1938 | 60 | — | #1,439 | #1,126 |
| 1937 | 70 | — | #1,496 | #932 |
| 1936 | 77 | — | #1,321 | #894 |
| 1935 | 76 | — | #1,307 | #941 |
| 1934 | 75 | — | #1,440 | #897 |
| 1933 | 55 | — | #2,056 | #1,015 |
| 1932 | 62 | — | #1,687 | #1,035 |
| 1931 | 58 | — | #2,028 | #1,031 |
| 1930 | 65 | — | #2,026 | #977 |
| 1929 | 61 | — | #2,438 | #975 |
| 1928 | 80 | — | #1,786 | #873 |
| 1927 | 95 | — | #1,673 | #786 |
| 1926 | 108 | — | #1,279 | #765 |
| 1925 | 86 | — | #2,120 | #801 |
| 1924 | 89 | — | #2,142 | #799 |
| 1923 | 72 | — | #1,896 | #961 |
| 1922 | 74 | — | #2,113 | #929 |
| 1921 | 92 | — | #1,438 | #901 |
| 1920 | 80 | — | #1,754 | #911 |
| 1919 | 71 | — | #1,922 | #927 |
| 1918 | 84 | — | #1,412 | #902 |
| 1917 | 87 | — | #2,206 | #724 |
| 1916 | 91 | — | #1,536 | #744 |
| 1915 | 61 | — | #2,257 | #893 |
| 1914 | 60 | — | #2,130 | #752 |
| 1913 | 38 | — | #2,547 | #871 |
| 1912 | 37 | — | #1,621 | #892 |
| 1911 | 31 | — | #1,663 | #668 |
| 1910 | 16 | — | #2,415 | #983 |
| 1909 | 9 | — | — | #1,021 |
| 1908 | 14 | — | #1,873 | #1,024 |
| 1907 | 13 | — | — | #737 |
| 1906 | 8 | — | — | #931 |
| 1905 | 7 | — | — | #1,004 |
| 1904 | 6 | — | — | #1,065 |
| 1903 | 12 | — | — | #657 |
| 1902 | 9 | — | — | #796 |
| 1901 | 7 | — | — | #859 |
| 1900 | 9 | — | — | #903 |
| 1899 | 7 | — | — | #858 |
| 1898 | 7 | — | — | #888 |
| 1897 | 6 | — | — | #944 |
| 1896 | 18 | — | — | #482 |
| 1895 | 8 | — | — | #797 |
| 1894 | 6 | — | — | #958 |
| 1892 | 8 | — | — | #798 |
| 1891 | 9 | — | — | #640 |
| 1890 | 11 | — | — | #604 |
| 1889 | 7 | — | — | #795 |
| 1888 | 5 | — | — | #1,038 |
| 1886 | 5 | — | — | #966 |
| 1885 | 10 | — | — | #605 |
| 1884 | 7 | — | — | #769 |
| 1883 | 12 | — | — | #529 |
| 1882 | 9 | — | — | #652 |
| 1881 | 9 | — | — | #595 |
| 1880 | 6 | — | — | #812 |