Allyson

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girlclassicmodernfriendly

“noble, kind” — French

#9092024 rank
1998peak year
53,553babies named Allyson since 1880
▼ 39%5-year trend

Allyson popularity over 145 years

💎 Rare find · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024

peak 199818801920196020002024

What does Allyson mean?

A spelling variant of Alison, itself a medieval French diminutive of Alice, from the Germanic Adalheidis meaning 'of noble kind'. The double-l spelling is chiefly American.

OriginFrench
Syllables3
Gendergirl
Styleclassic, modern

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