Alison Forename
Approximately 479,346 people bear this name
Alison Forename Definition:
A female name. a pet-name for Alice (q.v.), formed by the addition of the suffix -on to the French Alis, Aalis. It was common in France from the 13th C and was often treated as an independent name. It was still common in England in the 17th C, especially in the North country, where it often appears as Alicen.
Read More About This ForenameAlison Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 100% | 164,722 | 1:338 | 73 |
| United States | 100% | 124,923 | 1:2,902 | 506 |
| Brazil | 89% | 29,922 | 1:7,160 | 879 |
| Australia | - | 28,117 | 1:486 | 113 |
| Scotland | 100% | 24,377 | 1:219 | 45 |
| Canada | 100% | 20,974 | 1:1,580 | 341 |
| New Zealand | - | 11,928 | 1:380 | 71 |
| Wales | 100% | 10,138 | 1:305 | 64 |
| South Africa | 97% | 7,737 | 1:7,048 | 1,295 |
| Madagascar | 100% | 4,837 | 1:4,885 | 1,000 |
| Sudan | 100% | 4,363 | 1:8,665 | 1,174 |
| Ireland | 100% | 4,149 | 1:1,119 | 209 |
| Northern Ireland | 100% | 3,503 | 1:526 | 128 |
| France | 100% | 3,448 | 1:19,278 | 898 |
| Zambia | - | 2,126 | 1:7,458 | 909 |
| Nigeria | 81% | 1,542 | 1:115,152 | 6,155 |
| Philippines | 76% | 1,496 | 1:70,862 | 4,504 |
| Ghana | 100% | 1,348 | 1:20,019 | 1,515 |
| Zimbabwe | 76% | 1,187 | 1:12,994 | 1,635 |
| Malawi | 100% | 1,142 | 1:14,985 | 1,477 |
| Chile | 99% | 1,120 | 1:15,721 | 969 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 1,049 | 1:29,373 | 3,696 |
| Malta | - | 994 | 1:432 | 97 |
| Uganda | 56% | 992 | 1:41,287 | 2,612 |
| Papua New Guinea | 80% | 962 | 1:8,474 | 865 |
| Thailand | 100% | 962 | 1:72,833 | 6,881 |
| Belgium | 100% | 936 | 1:12,276 | 1,184 |
| Spain | 100% | 864 | 1:53,854 | 2,098 |
| Bolivia | 100% | 854 | 1:12,414 | 1,151 |
| Ecuador | - | 851 | 1:20,831 | 1,183 |
| Solomon Islands | 100% | 718 | 1:809 | 161 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 664 | 1:25,455 | 2,241 |
| Bangladesh | 100% | 642 | 1:248,382 | 11,817 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 636 | 1:83,001 | 4,987 |
| Egypt | 76% | 586 | 1:156,828 | 6,244 |
| Malaysia | 73% | 573 | 1:53,141 | 4,336 |
| India | 74% | 543 | 1:2,237,344 | 112,608 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 507 | 1:20,574 | 1,916 |
| Kenya | 72% | 477 | 1:97,080 | 5,170 |
| Portugal | - | 461 | 1:22,583 | 1,032 |
| Germany | 100% | 457 | 1:211,549 | 3,214 |
| China | - | 429 | 1:3,184,279 | 49,358 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 429 | 1:48,483 | 5,248 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 421 | 1:3,234 | 604 |
| Barbados | - | 392 | 1:739 | 172 |
| Jamaica | - | 384 | 1:7,508 | 969 |
| Hong Kong | - | 383 | 1:20,242 | 2,142 |
| Costa Rica | 95% | 376 | 1:12,681 | 1,073 |
| Indonesia | - | 338 | 1:763,206 | 51,103 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 335 | 1:24,518 | 1,558 |
| Uruguay | 100% | 330 | 1:10,387 | 764 |
| Guernsey | 100% | 323 | 1:196 | 32 |
| Venezuela | 97% | 322 | 1:93,795 | 4,360 |
| Singapore | 93% | 317 | 1:19,833 | 3,608 |
| Peru | 84% | 311 | 1:102,223 | 3,650 |
| Mexico | 90% | 307 | 1:404,379 | 5,051 |
| Jersey | 100% | 294 | 1:340 | 70 |
| Vanuatu | - | 292 | 1:897 | 247 |
| Qatar | 100% | 289 | 1:8,199 | 1,327 |
| Colombia | 96% | 249 | 1:191,883 | 4,603 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 240 | 1:29,800 | 2,917 |
| Israel | 98% | 220 | 1:38,195 | 2,686 |
| Isle of Man | 100% | 190 | 1:447 | 117 |
| Liberia | 97% | 187 | 1:23,594 | 1,576 |
| Italy | 100% | 185 | 1:330,065 | 4,004 |
| Guatemala | 88% | 174 | 1:92,577 | 2,134 |
| Nicaragua | 96% | 166 | 1:36,255 | 2,050 |
| Bahamas | - | 154 | 1:2,593 | 532 |
| Fiji | - | 144 | 1:6,197 | 1,398 |
| Greece | 100% | 143 | 1:76,465 | 2,300 |
| Morocco | - | 136 | 1:252,564 | 6,008 |
| Russia | 96% | 131 | 1:1,101,021 | 9,159 |
| Panama | 100% | 128 | 1:30,520 | 2,528 |
| Saint Lucia | 86% | 127 | 1:1,400 | 248 |
| Guyana | 100% | 126 | 1:6,058 | 1,045 |
| Sweden | 99% | 126 | 1:78,237 | 3,601 |
| Grenada | 78% | 123 | 1:879 | 162 |
| Honduras | 100% | 121 | 1:72,872 | 2,750 |
| Bahrain | - | 118 | 1:11,429 | 1,802 |
| Paraguay | 85% | 113 | 1:64,043 | 2,067 |
| Japan | - | 112 | 1:1,142,733 | 15,832 |
| Oman | - | 111 | 1:37,015 | 2,224 |
| Norway | 100% | 109 | 1:47,086 | 1,986 |
| Kuwait | - | 104 | 1:36,397 | 3,425 |
| Denmark | - | 91 | 1:62,082 | 2,175 |
| Bermuda | - | 79 | 1:821 | 172 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 75 | 1:984,368 | 29,064 |
| Namibia | - | 75 | 1:32,056 | 2,430 |
| Congo | 100% | 73 | 1:68,619 | 4,843 |
| Gibraltar | - | 72 | 1:474 | 99 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 72% | 58 | 1:1,924 | 373 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 55 | 1:1,807 | 380 |
| Croatia | 100% | 51 | 1:82,688 | 2,254 |
| Cayman Islands | 100% | 43 | 1:1,426 | 325 |
| Botswana | - | 42 | 1:52,011 | 4,968 |
| Argentina | 100% | 37 | 1:1,156,034 | 5,603 |
| Turkey | 100% | 35 | 1:2,222,906 | 15,005 |
| Cyprus | 100% | 34 | 1:25,620 | 1,465 |
| Slovenia | 100% | 34 | 1:72,316 | 2,474 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 34 | 1:699,108 | 32,793 |
| Czechia | 96% | 31 | 1:343,747 | 2,102 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 30 | 1:118,343 | 2,043 |
| French Polynesia | - | 27 | 1:10,293 | 1,329 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 26 | 1:4,221 | 726 |
| Angola | - | 25 | 1:1,078,664 | 2,481 |
| Austria | 100% | 25 | 1:340,568 | 3,811 |
| South Korea | - | 25 | 1:221,777 | 8,097 |
| Guam | - | 24 | 1:6,694 | 1,054 |
| New Caledonia | 100% | 22 | 1:12,280 | 1,140 |
| Seychelles | - | 19 | 1:4,877 | 888 |
| Luxembourg | 100% | 18 | 1:31,336 | 1,560 |
| Albania | 75% | 17 | 1:179,210 | 9,831 |
| Cape Verde | 100% | 17 | 1:31,127 | 1,841 |
| El Salvador | - | 17 | 1:373,046 | 3,886 |
| Falkland Islands | - | 15 | 1:209 | 21 |
| Marshall Islands | 64% | 14 | 1:3,659 | 559 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 100% | 14 | 1:3,919 | 735 |
| Belize | 100% | 13 | 1:27,255 | 2,702 |
| Finland | 84% | 13 | 1:421,783 | 5,250 |
| Vietnam | 100% | 13 | 1:7,124,855 | 3,818 |
| Cameroon | 80% | 12 | 1:1,800,875 | 40,142 |
| Norfolk Island | - | 11 | 1:211 | 26 |
| Poland | 94% | 9 | 1:4,225,235 | 4,388 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 8 | 1:2,884,492 | 56,420 |
| Macau | - | 8 | 1:76,026 | 700 |
| Northern Cyprus | 100% | 8 | 1:39,767 | 1,981 |
| Pakistan | 75% | 7 | 1:27,765,383 | 122,080 |
| Anguilla | 100% | 6 | 1:2,209 | 418 |
| Jordan | 100% | 6 | 1:1,471,129 | 7,316 |
| Curaçao | - | 5 | 1:31,161 | 859 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 5 | 1:3,549,369 | 21,516 |
| Montserrat | - | 5 | 1:975 | 152 |
| Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | - | 5 | 1:1,166 | 212 |
| Afghanistan | - | 4 | 1:8,155,879 | 35,337 |
| Cambodia | 100% | 4 | 1:4,068,332 | 35,322 |
| Ethiopia | 100% | 4 | 1:24,390,033 | 19,296 |
| Laos | - | 4 | 1:1,646,714 | 900 |
| North Macedonia | - | 4 | 1:522,689 | 9,487 |
| Monaco | 100% | 4 | 1:9,616 | 1,312 |
| Mongolia | - | 4 | 1:733,704 | 10,632 |
| Mozambique | - | 4 | 1:6,810,839 | 3,114 |
| Myanmar | - | 4 | 1:12,987,068 | 1,965 |
| Rwanda | - | 4 | 1:2,842,858 | 2,668 |
| Sierra Leone | - | 4 | 1:1,772,166 | 913 |
| Suriname | - | 4 | 1:138,203 | 2,927 |
| Swaziland | - | 4 | 1:325,044 | 2,285 |
| Togo | - | 4 | 1:1,809,810 | 5,654 |
| Tonga | - | 4 | 1:26,859 | 378 |
| Ukraine | - | 4 | 1:11,374,977 | 14,813 |
| Benin | - | 3 | 1:3,525,281 | 51,145 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | - | 3 | 1:1,174,819 | 6,090 |
| Dominica | - | 3 | 1:25,157 | 718 |
| Georgia | 83% | 3 | 1:1,246,155 | 15,822 |
| Haiti | - | 3 | 1:3,575,651 | 30,510 |
| Mauritius | - | 3 | 1:432,595 | 7,262 |
| Bulgaria | - | 2 | 1:3,495,195 | 19,668 |
| Cuba | - | 2 | 1:5,753,276 | 9,613 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 100% | 2 | 1:2,986,638 | 34,954 |
| Romania | - | 2 | 1:10,025,988 | 47,037 |
| Algeria | - | 1 | 1:38,176,720 | 32,669 |
| American Samoa | - | 1 | 1:55,845 | 3,376 |
| Aruba | - | 1 | 1:103,780 | 2,838 |
| Azerbaijan | 100% | 1 | 1:9,642,944 | 42,290 |
| Belarus | 100% | 1 | 1:9,482,384 | 20,892 |
| British Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:31,250 | 1,787 |
| Brunei | - | 1 | 1:419,570 | 3,266 |
| Burkina Faso | - | 1 | 1:18,379,469 | 100,219 |
| Central African Republic | - | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,073 |
| East Timor | - | 1 | 1:1,218,375 | 811 |
| Estonia | - | 1 | 1:1,315,380 | 8,883 |
| Faroe Islands | 100% | 1 | 1:49,127 | 2,467 |
| Gambia | - | 1 | 1:1,926,596 | 1,391 |
| Hungary | 100% | 1 | 1:9,791,771 | 6,528 |
| Iceland | - | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Iraq | - | 1 | 1:35,017,859 | 22,933 |
| Kosovo | - | 1 | 1:1,861,440 | 22,170 |
| Lebanon | 100% | 1 | 1:5,627,571 | 19,299 |
| Maldives | - | 1 | 1:433,903 | 5,827 |
| Mali | - | 1 | 1:16,977,755 | 8,714 |
| Moldova | - | 1 | 1:3,561,139 | 8,690 |
| Nauru | 100% | 1 | 1:11,927 | 903 |
| Nepal | 100% | 1 | 1:28,487,352 | 119,417 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 100% | 1 | 1:191,997 | 5,295 |
| Senegal | - | 1 | 1:14,581,356 | 34,505 |
| Serbia | 100% | 1 | 1:7,145,721 | 10,629 |
| Slovakia | - | 1 | 1:5,310,063 | 9,949 |
| Transnistria | - | 1 | 1:475,638 | 2,115 |
| Tunisia | - | 1 | 1:676,902 | 12,933 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | - | 1 | 1:34,707 | 1,398 |
| Uzbekistan | - | 1 | 1:30,786,440 | 17,476 |
| Yemen | - | 1 | 1:26,296,751 | 14,474 |
The alternate forms: Álison (11) are calculated separately.
Alison (12,172) may also be a surname.
Alison Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A female name. a pet-name for Alice (q.v.), formed by the addition of the suffix -on to the French Alis, Aalis. It was common in France from the 13th C and was often treated as an independent name. It was still common in England in the 17th C, especially in the North country, where it often appears as Alicen. It is now mainly confined to Scotland where it is sometimes abbreviated to Ailie. The literary locus classicus of the name is the Middle English poem with its refrain ‘From alle wymmen my love is lent, Ant lyht on Alisoun’.
Alison Chaucer Canterbury Tales c. 1386. Alisceon, Alison Yorks Wills 15th C. Alisone, Alyson, Alson Lincs Wills 1450-3. Alicen, Allison A list of the Roman Catholics in the County of Yorks in 1604 1604.
From a Teutonic name signifying ‘famous war’, via the French Louison: this delightful Scottish name is a variant of the French Louise and the English Louisa, themselves the f. of Louis. Its popularity in Scotland may have been caused in part by the theme of Abelard and Helotsa, the French Héloïse being, in Provençal, Aloyse the f. of Aloys, the Provençal of Louis.
A Scottish female name, which in old parish registers is found spelt Alisone. It is of French origin, and the same as Alizon. Roquefort gives Alizon, Aileite, Ailexe, Aileye, Auly, as female diminutives of Alexis.
A Teutonic name, meaning: Famous war maid. (Greek) A flower of the genus Alyssum.
Alison Forename Popularity
Alison Demographics
Average Alison Salary in
United States
$49,750 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
Phonetically Similar Names
Alison Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alison in the Russian language | ||
| Алисон | alison | - |
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