How popular is the name Alyson?

Alyson ranks 737th among girls' names in US records, with 29,608 births since 1944. Over the past decade it accounts for 2,757.

Is Alyson a unisex name?

No. Alyson is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1990, when 741 children were given the name. It has been in use for 81 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Girl name#737 of girl names

Pronounced EY1 L IY0 S AH1 N (ARPABET)

Alyson is a girls' name, and first appears in 1944. It has been given to 29,608 children — the 737th most common girls' name on record.

It is falling away, down 54% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1990, when 741 children were given it.

1990Girls: 741Boys: 0

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Alyson?: Alyson ranks 737th among girls' names in US records, with 29,608 births since 1944. Over the past decade it accounts for 2,757.
Is Alyson a unisex name?: No. Alyson is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Alyson most popular?: 1990, when 741 children were given the name. It has been in use for 81 years and is still recorded as of 2024.