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Allyson

Allyson: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“son of Allen”
Origin
English
Say it
AL-ih-sun · 3 syllables
Used for
Girls

Originally a surname variant of Allison, from a medieval patronymic meaning 'son of Allen' or from Alice in some cases. Allyson is also widely used as a modern feminine spelling of Alison.

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How popular is Allyson?

202487.0 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Allyson in 2024290

2024 rank#911 girls

Peak year1998

Total US babies since 188053,574

Allyson is fading: recent use is about 33% of its level ten years before.

Names like Allyson

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Allisonnoble kind · French
  • Oliviaolive tree · English
  • Evelyndesired; little bird · English
  • Harperharp player · English
  • Violetviolet flower · English
  • Hazelhazel tree · English
  • Ellieshort form of names ending in -el or -ella · English
  • Lilylily flower · English

Allyson questions

What does the name Allyson mean?

Allyson means "son of Allen". It comes from English. Originally a surname variant of Allison, from a medieval patronymic meaning 'son of Allen' or from Alice in some cases. Allyson is also widely used as a modern feminine spelling of Alison.

Is Allyson a boy or girl name?

Allyson is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Allyson?

290 US babies were named Allyson in 2024. Its peak year was 1998.

How do you pronounce Allyson?

Allyson 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.