MallowbyNames

Alison vs Kathleen

Alison leads today (#476 vs #1,150), though both are past their peak.

145 years, head to head

Babies named Alison and Kathleen per year in U.S. Social Security records, 1880–2025.

8.9k17.8k26.7k1880192019602000AlisonKathleen1880: Alison 0 · Kathleen 211881: Alison 0 · Kathleen 131882: Alison 0 · Kathleen 221883: Alison 0 · Kathleen 211884: Alison 0 · Kathleen 271885: Alison 0 · Kathleen 381886: Alison 0 · Kathleen 431887: Alison 0 · Kathleen 501888: Alison 0 · Kathleen 671889: Alison 0 · Kathleen 871890: Alison 0 · Kathleen 1051891: Alison 0 · Kathleen 1131892: Alison 0 · Kathleen 1491893: Alison 0 · Kathleen 1701894: Alison 0 · Kathleen 1681895: Alison 0 · Kathleen 1921896: Alison 0 · Kathleen 2591897: Alison 0 · Kathleen 2501898: Alison 0 · Kathleen 3061899: Alison 0 · Kathleen 2301900: Alison 0 · Kathleen 3211901: Alison 0 · Kathleen 2721902: Alison 0 · Kathleen 3251903: Alison 0 · Kathleen 3521904: Alison 0 · Kathleen 3621905: Alison 7 · Kathleen 3861906: Alison 0 · Kathleen 4121907: Alison 5 · Kathleen 4401908: Alison 0 · Kathleen 5271909: Alison 0 · Kathleen 5271910: Alison 5 · Kathleen 6221911: Alison 0 · Kathleen 6631912: Alison 9 · Kathleen 9851913: Alison 12 · Kathleen 1,1791914: Alison 22 · Kathleen 1,4751915: Alison 16 · Kathleen 1,9401916: Alison 15 · Kathleen 2,1541917: Alison 20 · Kathleen 2,3581918: Alison 18 · Kathleen 2,6291919: Alison 17 · Kathleen 2,5871920: Alison 10 · Kathleen 3,1581921: Alison 19 · Kathleen 3,4191922: Alison 21 · Kathleen 3,4661923: Alison 22 · Kathleen 3,7541924: Alison 23 · Kathleen 3,6631925: Alison 14 · Kathleen 3,5031926: Alison 22 · Kathleen 3,2771927: Alison 25 · Kathleen 3,2651928: Alison 28 · Kathleen 3,1511929: Alison 14 · Kathleen 2,9411930: Alison 24 · Kathleen 3,0741931: Alison 21 · Kathleen 2,7991932: Alison 35 · Kathleen 2,9451933: Alison 26 · Kathleen 3,1211934: Alison 50 · Kathleen 3,2791935: Alison 35 · Kathleen 3,3531936: Alison 51 · Kathleen 3,3521937: Alison 38 · Kathleen 3,7431938: Alison 43 · Kathleen 4,2281939: Alison 44 · Kathleen 4,6561940: Alison 42 · Kathleen 5,6971941: Alison 35 · Kathleen 7,1601942: Alison 78 · Kathleen 10,6961943: Alison 67 · Kathleen 12,1531944: Alison 77 · Kathleen 13,0041945: Alison 120 · Kathleen 13,8021946: Alison 214 · Kathleen 18,7601947: Alison 233 · Kathleen 22,0951948: Alison 268 · Kathleen 23,2571949: Alison 316 · Kathleen 26,3571950: Alison 353 · Kathleen 25,7061951: Alison 418 · Kathleen 26,7161952: Alison 440 · Kathleen 25,7671953: Alison 492 · Kathleen 23,7311954: Alison 619 · Kathleen 22,4551955: Alison 545 · Kathleen 22,0141956: Alison 592 · Kathleen 21,3771957: Alison 567 · Kathleen 19,7421958: Alison 993 · Kathleen 19,2051959: Alison 1,197 · Kathleen 17,6291960: Alison 1,267 · Kathleen 16,0851961: Alison 1,409 · Kathleen 15,3951962: Alison 1,421 · Kathleen 14,1881963: Alison 1,389 · Kathleen 13,5471964: Alison 1,451 · Kathleen 13,2311965: Alison 1,461 · Kathleen 11,7781966: Alison 959 · Kathleen 10,4911967: Alison 895 · Kathleen 9,2091968: Alison 904 · Kathleen 8,7291969: Alison 1,077 · Kathleen 8,2991970: Alison 1,763 · Kathleen 7,4101971: Alison 2,210 · Kathleen 6,1541972: Alison 1,808 · Kathleen 5,0971973: Alison 1,928 · Kathleen 4,2501974: Alison 2,079 · Kathleen 3,9531975: Alison 2,267 · Kathleen 3,5451976: Alison 2,272 · Kathleen 3,4051977: Alison 2,372 · Kathleen 3,6491978: Alison 2,433 · Kathleen 3,7431979: Alison 2,938 · Kathleen 3,6411980: Alison 2,980 · Kathleen 3,8571981: Alison 2,704 · Kathleen 3,7761982: Alison 2,727 · Kathleen 3,9491983: Alison 2,491 · Kathleen 3,9231984: Alison 2,512 · Kathleen 3,9851985: Alison 2,829 · Kathleen 4,0871986: Alison 2,975 · Kathleen 4,1291987: Alison 2,771 · Kathleen 4,1651988: Alison 2,541 · Kathleen 3,9271989: Alison 2,488 · Kathleen 3,5961990: Alison 2,363 · Kathleen 3,6701991: Alison 2,153 · Kathleen 3,3711992: Alison 2,066 · Kathleen 3,1351993: Alison 2,241 · Kathleen 2,7421994: Alison 2,121 · Kathleen 2,4301995: Alison 1,952 · Kathleen 2,2801996: Alison 1,901 · Kathleen 2,1071997: Alison 1,763 · Kathleen 1,7421998: Alison 1,642 · Kathleen 1,7391999: Alison 1,527 · Kathleen 1,6302000: Alison 1,381 · Kathleen 1,5852001: Alison 1,360 · Kathleen 1,3372002: Alison 1,361 · Kathleen 1,2082003: Alison 1,413 · Kathleen 1,0962004: Alison 1,433 · Kathleen 1,0022005: Alison 1,256 · Kathleen 9342006: Alison 1,217 · Kathleen 8782007: Alison 1,170 · Kathleen 7792008: Alison 1,247 · Kathleen 7042009: Alison 1,448 · Kathleen 5422010: Alison 1,219 · Kathleen 4952011: Alison 1,272 · Kathleen 4512012: Alison 1,184 · Kathleen 4272013: Alison 1,072 · Kathleen 4322014: Alison 1,118 · Kathleen 4222015: Alison 967 · Kathleen 3412016: Alison 974 · Kathleen 3412017: Alison 816 · Kathleen 3142018: Alison 770 · Kathleen 3062019: Alison 758 · Kathleen 2802020: Alison 699 · Kathleen 2532021: Alison 660 · Kathleen 2622022: Alison 692 · Kathleen 2282023: Alison 654 · Kathleen 2482024: Alison 674 · Kathleen 2232025: Alison 644 · Kathleen 201
AlisonKathleen

Head to head

AlisonKathleen
2025 rank
#476
#1,150
Babies named in 2025
644
201
Peak year
1979
1949
Trend
Declining since 1986
Declining since 1986
Usually for
Girls
Girls
Lifetime births
116,886
713,645
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