Alison

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ORIGIN AND HISTORY

The name Alison is first recorded in Scotland in the 12th century and is considered to be a Norman nickname for the name Alice. There are many spellings used today, but the first recordings of the name are spelled Allison, which is a spelling that survives still today. Because of all the different variants of the name, looking at the popularity for the spelling Alison does not give an accurate picture of the popularity of the name, but of this particular spelling of it.

POPULARITY

The name Alison as a female given name in the U.S. is still a very popular one although the name is not at its peak popularity. The name is currently the 271st most popular female given name in the U.S. and it has had a slow fall down the chart of the top 1000 most popular female given names since the peak of its popularity in the 1980s. For the decade of the 80s the name was the 107th most popular female given name in the U.S. ^[1]

In a few other countries, Alison is a more popular name than in the U.S. For example, in Ireland, the name peaked at 45th most popular name in 1998 and has now fallen to 91st most popular female given name. Although its popularity is going down, it is still in the 100 most popular female names in Ireland, which it isn't in the U.S. The name is 92nd in Scotland and 93rd in France. In Canada, the name Alison last was ranked at number 249th in 2004— a sharp decline from 113th in 2002. ^[1]

FACTS

• Clint Eastwood has a daughter named Alison.

NAMESAKES

• "Alison" is a song by Elvis Costello and another song by Slowdive. It's also the name of a composed song by Jordy Lemoine.
• "Alison Hell" is a song by Annihilator.
• "Alison's the Bomb" is a song by the Huntingtons.
• "Alison's Starting to Happen" is a song by the Lemonheads.

FAMOUS PERSONS

• Alison Krauss is a famous musician.
• Alison Munt is a professional golfer.
• Alison Nicholas is a professional golfer.
• Alison Joseph is a writer.
• Alison Elliot is an actress.
• Alison King is an actress.
• Alison Lohman is an actress.
• Alison Forman is an Australian soccer player.
• Alison Goldfrapp is a musician.

OTHER ALISON'S

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Author: Rachel Hanson

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