Feminine dossier · first seen 1908
Allison
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 1994
Peak era
1994
Peak births
8,150
Current vitality
Healthy
Peak generation
Millennial
Quick answers about Allison
How many people are named Allison?
An estimated 304,218 living Americans are named Allison.
How rare is Allison?
Allison is moderately uncommon among babies today, with 2,564 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 68.5% from its 1994 peak.
How old is the typical Allison?
The median age of a living American named Allison is approximately 30 years, with most bearers falling between 18 and 41 years old.
Is Allison still popular?
Somewhat. Allison has been declining since its 1994 peak and registered 2,564 births in 2025.
Where is Allison most common?
Allison has its strongest geographic signal in New Mexico, where it appears 2.4× more often than the national baseline.
1908Peak 19942025
Peak year
1994
Decline from peak
68.5%
2025
2,564
All-time
319,119
Where it lives now
Allison is most concentrated in New Mexico — about 2.4× the national rate in the 2020s.
States where Allison is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.