Allyson

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⭐ Famous Allyson

Allyson Felix

American track and field athlete

Choose Allyson and your child shares a first name with Allyson Felix, an American track and field athlete. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Allyson, like who?” Allyson Felix's Wikipedia article is available in 56 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 7,918 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Allyson, 203 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Allyson would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryAllyson first shows up in US birth records in 1945, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 80 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1998, when it ranked #186. Today it's #1,139, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowAllyson was 5.7× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 1,384 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 7,918.
• 🍂TrendAllyson has slipped 497 places over the last five years and now sits at #1,139. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedAllyson is most popular in Florida, where it ranks #515, followed by Maryland (#731) and South Carolina (#773). It's in the top 1,000 in 6 states.
• 💬MeaningAllyson is an English form of Alison, which means “noble”. Our records link it to English, French and German roots.

About the name Allyson

Allyson is a girl name of English, French and German origin meaning “noble”. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, starting with A and ending in “-son”. US birth records list Allyson for girls from 1945 to 2025, in 81 of those 81 years. Its best year was 1998, when it ranked #186 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #1,139, with 203 babies.

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