Allison - name meaning and origin

The boy's and girl's name Allison \a-lli-son\ is a variant of Alison (Old English), and the meaning of Allison is "son of the noble".

The baby name Allison sounds like Allyson, Allson, Allisoun and Ellison. Other similar baby names are Addison, Adison, Allon, Allin, Alanson, Albion, Alisson, Allston, Allton, Ellyson, Ellson and Elison.

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