Alison · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1913

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 66 recorded years as a table

Alison, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1913	14
1914	9
1918	11
1920	7
1921	5
1923	5
1924	10
1925	6
1928	5
1931	6
1934	6
1937	6
1942	5
1944	4
1945	4
1946	4
1948	3
1949	4
1950	4
1952	3
1954	3
1957	3
1962	3
1963	2
1967	3
1969	3
1970	4
1971	7
1972	9
1973	6
1974	9
1975	10
1976	11
1977	8
1978	6
1979	8
1980	8
1981	8
1982	11
1983	7
1984	7
1985	4
1986	14
1987	9
1988	7
1989	13
1990	6
1991	6
1992	4
1993	3
1994	3
1997	4
1998	3
1999	5
2000	3
2003	3
2004	3
2006	2
2007	5
2008	3
2009	5
2011	3
2012	3
2013	3
2022	3
2025	3

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Alison isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 5
Rank in 2025: #12,008
How rare: 1 in 341,615 boys
Since 1913: 595

Most popular in 1913, at 14 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Alison doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.