Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Allyson

Gender

Male

Origin

English
son of the noble
French

Syllables

3

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Allyson

Pronunciation

a-lly-son

Famous People

Politician Allyson Shwartz

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1973 (rank #4504, 6 births); most recent 1990 (rank #8109, 5 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1998 (rank #186, 1,650 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1139, 203 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–203
2024–290
2023–265
2022–332
2021–413
2020–450
2019–476
2018–557
2017–641
2016–773

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2013 (rank #3535, 6 births); most recent 2020 (rank #4535, 4 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
20204
2019–
20184
20174
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 1993 (rank #701, 38 births); most recent 2023 (rank #3214, 7 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
20237
20226
202111
202011
20198
201814
201712
201610
20158
201415

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 1968 (rank #401, 3 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 1976 (rank #290, 10 births); most recent 1996 (rank #483, 5 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 1990 (rank #276, 12 births); most recent 2012 (rank #635, 5 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–
2015–
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence