Gender: Girl
Meaning: Noble, of noble kind
Origin: Norman French
Popularity: Ranked #465 in 2024 with 673 babies born.
History: A medieval Norman French diminutive of Alice, originally Alis. Geoffrey Chaucer used the name for a character in The Canterbury Tales. It was particularly popular in Scotland before spreading throughout the English-speaking world in the 20th century.
Name length: 6 letters
How common is Alison? About 1 in 4,946 babies born in 2024 were named Alison, or roughly 1.8 per day in the United States.
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