Alyson
Meaning
variant of Alison, diminutive of Alice, meaning 'noble kind'
Alyson around the world
One shared root links 21 names across 3 languages.
Shared root: a Germanic family built on adal "noble": Adalheidis "of noble kind" wore down through Old French Aalis into Alice and a crowd of descendants
The constellation
14 more branches of this family
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Alyson peaked in the 1990s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
See popularity in Brazil
Popularity in Brazil
5,423 people · the #2,595 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 37,037 · median age 21
Among people named Alyson living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2000s than in any other decade.
The census also counted 276 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Alyson
Most people given the name Alyson in the United States were born between 1980 and 2009. The Alyson you meet today is most often in her 20s or 30s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Alyson deep dive
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