allison name meaning popularity
Search comprehensively and find the name meaning of Allison and its name origin or of any other name in our database. Also note the spelling and the pronunciation of the name Allison and check the initials of the name with your last name to discover how it looks and sounds. Popularity of the Name Allison. Below you will find the popularity of the baby name Allison displayed annually, from 1880 to the present day in our name popularity chart. Hover over or click on the dots that represent a year to see how many babies were given the name for that year, for both genders, if available. In 2015 the very popular name Allison, ranked the 39th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States. Presently one of the top 50 most popular, Allison has been less popular than the top 1000 in the past. It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #30 in 2009. However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1994 with 8,150 occurrences. The meaning of Allison has more than one different etymologies. It has same or different meanings in other countries and languages. The different meanings of the name Allison are: Germanic meaning: Noble kind; of the noble sort. How popular is Allison? Allison is a very prominent first name for females (#228 out of 4276, Top 5%) and also a very prominent last name for both adults and children (#590 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. Demographics) The height of Alison’s popularity came in the mid-1980s when for two brief years she actually managed to squeak a spot on the Top 100 list of most commonly used female names. Today the name is forced to compete with so many different spelling variations and spin-offs. What does Allison mean? Allison [al-li-son] as a girls' name (also used less widely as boys' name Allison) is of Old German derivation, and Allison means noble, exalted. Allison is an alternate spelling of Alice (Old German). Allison is also a variant of Alison (Old German). Etymology & Historical Origin - Alison. We had to do a lot of backtracking to determine the etymology of the name Alison. This was a very common name in the Middle Ages, derived from “Alice” which was used by the Norman French and brought to England in the 11th century. Alison persisted until the 16th century when it eventually fell from favor in England but proved particularly popular in Scotland where it maintained constant usage. The pet forms, Allie or Ally, have become names of choice in their own right. Gwyneth Paltrow used Alison as one of her daughter Apple’s middle names. Alison is a medieval name that became a 20th century favorite. The meaning of Allison has more than one different etymologies. It has same or different meanings in other countries and languages. The different meanings of the name Allison are: 1  Germanic meaning: Noble kind; of the noble sort.  French meaning: Noble kind; of the noble sort.
It is 39th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States. It means noble, exalted.