babyNamedAlison
“medieval diminutive of Alice: noble”
Girl’s name, of Germanic origin. Lire en français
- most given girl’s name in France
- 1,701st
- births in 2023–2025
- 60
- babies born in France
- 1 in 30,303
- −5.5% a year recently
- Falling
- peak year
- 1993
Meaning and origin of Alison
Alison means “medieval diminutive of Alice: noble” and is of Germanic origin.
Popularity of Alison in France since 1986
- It peaked in 1993.
- Over recent years, Alison has been falling (−5.5% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Alison every 63 schools, all spellings combined.
Alison in English-speaking countries
Alison ranks 235th in Ireland, against 1,701st in France.
- IrelandCSO · 2023-25
235th girls’ name53 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,224
- British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23
512th girls’ name18 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,206
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
468th girls’ name1,972 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,450−1.7% a year
- Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
698th girls’ name49 babies in 3 years1 girl in 3,153
- New ZealandDIA · 2023-25
531st girls’ name10 babies in 3 years1 girl in 4,199
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
1,803rd girls’ name48 babies in 3 years1 girl in 15,997
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.
Same sound, other spellings
Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.
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