Girls' name · peaked in 1987
Alyson name popularity since 1925
29,740 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Alyson. Half of them were born in 1995 or earlier, so the typical Alyson is about 31 years old in 2026. Alyson peaked in 1987 as the #346 name for girls, and it was outside the top 1,000 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 29,740
- Named Alyson, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- Not top 1,000
- #1,388 for girls in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% girls
- 29,730 girls · 10 boys
- Most popular in
- Utah
- 1.77× its national share
Peak year is the year Alyson made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Alyson births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 1990. Measured as a share of all babies, Alyson peaked in 1987.
- Fastest rise: Between 1969 and 1974, Alyson became 2.5× more common, from 1 in 12,200 baby girls to 1 in 4,890.
- Steepest fall: Between 2011 and 2016, its share of baby girls fell by 43%, from 1 in 2,840 to 1 in 4,980.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Alyson's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Alyson.
Decade by decade
Babies named Alyson in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 118 | 0 | #3,685 |
| 1950s | 585 | 0 | #1,334 |
| 1960s | 1,412 | 0 | #738 |
| 1970s | 3,367 | 0 | #513 |
| 1980s | 5,564 | 5 | #410 |
| 1990s | 6,614 | 0 | #396 |
| 2000s | 6,397 | 5 | #470 |
| 2010s | 4,444 | 0 | #680 |
| 2020–25 | 1,229 | 0 | #1,388 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
33.9% of babies named Alyson from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Alyson is most popular
The index compares Alyson's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Alyson.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | 1.77× | 403 |
| New Jersey | 1.62× | 1,191 |
| Massachusetts | 1.53× | 971 |
| Arizona | 1.37× | 475 |
| Florida | 1.30× | 1,253 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Alyson and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Alyson (this page) | 29,730 | 1987 |
| Alison | 116,645 | 1979 |
| Allyson | 53,758 | 1998 |
| Alysson | 1,569 | 2010 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Alyson's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Alyson.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Alyson (1987).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data