Allison: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “noble kind”
- Origin
- French
- Say it
- AL-ih-sun · 3 syllables
- Used for
- Girls
Originally a medieval French diminutive of Alice, so this spelling ultimately shares Alice’s meaning. Allison is also found as an English surname; as a given name, it often overlaps with Alison.
How popular is Allison?
Babies named Allison in 20242,630
2024 rank#99 girls
Peak year1995
Total US babies since 1880320,344
Allison is fading: recent use is about 57% of its level ten years before.
Names like Allison
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Allison questions
What does the name Allison mean?
Allison means "noble kind". It comes from French. Originally a medieval French diminutive of Alice, so this spelling ultimately shares Alice’s meaning. Allison is also found as an English surname; as a given name, it often overlaps with Alison.
Is Allison a boy or girl name?
Allison is mainly a girl's name in US records (99% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Allison?
2,630 US babies were named Allison in 2024. Its peak year was 1995.
How do you pronounce Allison?
Allison is usually pronounced AL-ih-sun.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.