Alison - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Alison \a-li-son\ is of Old English origin, and its meaning is "son of the noble". More common as a girl's name, in spite of the -son ending.

Alison has 6 variant forms: Alisson, Allcen, Allison, Allisoun, Allson and Allyson.

Baby names that sound like Alison are Elison, Ellison, Elson, Ellson and Elisson.

Alison is a very rare male first name and a popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Alison. Click here to compare Alison with related baby names.