Allison
Meaning
"noble, exalted (via Alice)"
Origin: Old French (Aalis) from Germanic (Adalheidis)
Cultural Roots
Quick Stats
- Popularity Rank
- #99
- Total SSA Count
- 2,622
- Syllables
- 3
- Formality
- Moderate
- Nicknames
- Ali, Allie, Ally
Baby Name Comparison — 2026
"noble, exalted (via Alice)"
Origin: Old French (Aalis) from Germanic (Adalheidis)
"life; living; breath"
Origin: Hebrew
Allison is more popular, ranked #99 vs #284 for Evie.
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Allison is more popular, ranked #99 compared to Evie at #284 in the United States.
Allison means "noble, exalted (via Alice)" (Old French (Aalis) from Germanic (Adalheidis) origin). Evie means "life; living; breath" (Hebrew origin).
Allison is primarily a girl name. Evie is primarily a girl name.