Allison · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1880

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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 142 recorded years as a table

Allison, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	54
1881	89
1882	79
1883	115
1884	61
1885	93
1886	45
1888	41
1889	63
1890	99
1891	89
1892	66
1894	52
1895	68
1896	151
1897	53
1898	57
1899	66
1900	60
1901	66
1902	73
1903	101
1904	47
1905	53
1906	60
1907	89
1908	52
1909	55
1910	57
1911	97
1912	58
1913	60
1914	75
1915	57
1916	75
1917	78
1918	53
1919	53
1920	54
1921	54
1922	51
1923	47
1924	63
1925	61
1926	64
1927	62
1928	52
1929	45
1930	44
1931	40
1932	39
1933	40
1934	47
1935	43
1936	45
1937	42
1938	30
1939	30
1940	29
1941	26
1942	30
1943	24
1944	30
1945	27
1946	30
1947	26
1948	19
1949	21
1950	22
1951	21
1952	22
1953	17
1954	21
1955	17
1956	10
1957	18
1958	22
1959	21
1960	25
1961	23
1962	23
1963	21
1964	26
1965	19
1966	19
1967	22
1968	17
1969	13
1970	15
1971	16
1972	13
1973	13
1974	17
1975	13
1976	21
1977	16
1978	15
1979	15
1980	16
1981	20
1982	17
1983	14
1984	14
1985	15
1986	26
1987	16
1988	19
1989	16
1990	12
1991	7
1992	10
1993	8
1994	7
1995	11
1996	6
1997	5
1998	4
1999	5
2000	5
2001	10
2002	8
2003	5
2004	12
2005	7
2006	3
2007	2
2008	9
2009	5
2010	5
2011	5
2012	4
2013	6
2014	5
2015	5
2016	3
2018	4
2019	3
2020	3
2021	3
2022	3
2024	5
2025	4

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Allison 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: 6
Rank in 2025: #10,695
How rare: 1 in 284,679 boys
Since 1880: 3,825

Most popular in 1896, at 151 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 33% per million boys born.

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