Over the past 110 years, 26 boys and 110 429 girls have been named Alison. The name Alison ranks 8295th in the United States among the most common names for boys. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Alison in 1986. The peak of popularity of the name Alison came in the 1980s and 1990s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.