Allison
AL-i-son
Popularity
#99
Letters
7
Syllables
3
Origin
Scottish
Total Births
320,344
Peak Year
#8,163 in 1994
First Recorded
1880
Style
Classic & Timeless
Spelling
Moderate spelling
What It Means
Allison is a Scottish name, a variant of Alice, meaning 'noble kind'. It is also sometimes considered a patronymic surname.
Numerology
The Idealist
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Famous Namesakes
Allison Janney
Award-winning American actress.
Allison Argent
Fictional character in Teen Wolf.
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