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ages; Alison was #347, Allyson, #775; Alyson, #981; Allie, #764; Ali, #2434; and Alice, #51. Alison in any spelling did not enter the top 100 baby names in 2005 in
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in the 12th century. It was popular until the early 19th century and, spelled Allison, was the 45th most common name given to baby girls in the
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in 2005 (Allyson was #253; Alison, #259; Alyson, #468; Allie, #256; Ally, #656; and Alice, #414). In 1990 in the
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in 1946, when it ranked #968. In the 1910s it ranked from 667 to 981 with an average of #835, and in the
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countries like Brazil and Portugal, Alison and variant forms are also used as masculine given names.
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is the most common form in the United States. Other variations include
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Allison last entered the top 1000 baby names for males in the
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Behind the Name: the etymology and history of first names
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Unisex (primarily female); Male (in lusophone countries)
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Most Popular Names for Births in England and Wales 2005
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Alison, variant form Alizon, is also a French surname.
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Allison Tatham-Warter (1917–1992), commonly known as
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Allison Clark Bonnell (1801–1875), commonly known as
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Index

/ˈælɪsən/
AL-i-sən
Alisoun
Alisson
Allisson
Allyson
Alyson
Alysson
given name
medieval
nickname
Alice
French
Middle English
Alisoun
Allisan
Alisson
Allisson
Allyson
Alyson
Alysson
Allison
family name
Scotland
United States
United States
England
Wales
United States
first decade of the 20th century

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