Allison

Diminutive of Alice or English

"son of Allen"

Allison Origin and Meaning

The name Allison is a boy's name meaning "son of Allen".

This shows up on the Social Security data for boys, but these days is mostly female: 2700 baby girls were named Allison last year versus six baby boys.

But given the emerging trend of female names for boys, Allison could see some more use as a male name.

Allison Rank in US Top 1000

# 968 in the US

Allison Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1224 on Nameberry

Allison Popularity

• 1224 Nameberry 2024

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Famous People Named Allison

• Drew Allison Carey American actor and comedian