Head to head · Girls' names
Alisson vs Remington
#511 vs #511 in 2025
Alisson and Remington share the same spot on the 2025 charts (#511). The records cannot split them; sound and story will.
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The tale of the tape
The tape is even: Alisson and Remington each lead 2 measures of 6.
Ranks, counts and years are measured in the official US birth record; the classroom and living figures are estimates computed from it. The dot marks the side each measure favours on the charts — more common, not better.
What the records say
146 years of US births, drawn on one scale
Two curves, one scale
Who owned which decade
- 1970s: Alisson #7399, Remington — — Alisson higher
- 1980s: Alisson #9228, Remington #12080 — Alisson higher
- 1990s: Alisson #7375, Remington #4945 — Remington higher
- 2000s: Alisson #2983, Remington #2753 — Remington higher
- 2010s: Alisson #893, Remington #879 — Remington higher
- 2020s: Alisson #722, Remington #425 — Remington higher
Remington stood higher in 4 of 6 decades; Remington has held the lead since the 1990s.
Rank by decade
| Decade | Alisson | Remington |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | #7399 | — |
| 1980s | #9228 | #12080 |
| 1990s | #7375 | #4945 |
| 2000s | #2983 | #2753 |
| 2010s | #893 | #879 |
| 2020s | #722 | #425 |
Average national rank across each decade. A dash means the name sat outside the recorded top of that decade.
The names themselves
Meaning, roots, sound and the people who carried each
Where each name comes from
Alisson
little Alice — ultimately "noble"
Alison began as Alis (the Old French form of Alice) plus the diminutive ending -on. Alice itself comes from Germanic Adalheidis, from adal "noble" and heid "kind, sort".
Adalheidis → Aalis / Alis → Alisoun → Alison → Alisson
How it traveled
The name arrived in English through Norman French, where Aalis or Alis — the everyday form of Germanic Adalheidis — picked up the affectionate ending -on. Alisoun turns up in English writing by the fourteenth century, and the name settled especially deep in Scotland, where it stayed in steady use for centuries.
Remington
from an English place name: 'farmstead by the boundary stream'
The place is Rimington in Lancashire, built from Old English rima, 'rim, edge, border', and tūn, 'farmstead, settlement'. As with almost all surname-names, the meaning belongs to the village, not to any quality of a person.
Rimington (Lancashire place name) → Remington (English surname) → Remington (American given name)
How it traveled
The trail starts with a small settlement in Lancashire, named for its position on a boundary — the edge of one holding, the beginning of another. Families who came from there carried the place with them as a surname, and the surname sailed to North America, where it attached itself to two enterprises that made it a household word: the arms company founded by Eliphalet Remington in 1816, and the writing machine sold under the Remington name from the 1870s, the one that gave the world the QWERTY keyboard.
Where a reading is contested the note says so — this page does not turn a guess into a fact. The chain is each name's recorded forms, oldest first; the story is its opening, told in full on the name's own page.
Out loud, and in short
Alisson
AL-ih-sun
Three syllables, stress on the first, identical to Allison. Spanish-speaking families often say ah-LEE-son, with the weight on the middle syllable; both are in real use for this spelling.
- Ali — The most common short form, shared with Alison, Allison and Alexandra; also given on its own.
- Allie — Informal, widely used in English-speaking households; stands alone as a given name too.
- Alis — Closer to the medieval root; used informally in some families.
- Lissy — Affectionate, from the middle of the name rather than the front.
- Also Al.
Remington
REM-ing-tun
Stress on the first syllable. There is only one pronunciation in English, and the spelling gives it away, so it is rarely said wrong.
- Remi — The most common short form in American use, for boys and girls alike; also an independent given name in its own right, from the French Rémi.
- Remy — Same short form, the spelling more often seen for boys; likewise stands alone as a full name.
- Rem — A clipped, informal one-syllable version used at home and among friends.
- Remmy — Informal and affectionate, mostly used by family in the early years.
- Also Ronnie.
Is it right for you
The differences that decide it, laid out by what you want
Choose by what you want
Choose Alisson if you want…
- a name on the way upup 405 places on the charts in five years
Choose Remington if you want…
- a name past its most crowded yearsRemington is stepping back from its peak
Each line is a measured difference between the two names — a rank, a count, a recorded form — never a judgement of either. Save the one that answers your question; it lands on your shortlist.
The trade-offs, name by name
Alisson
Strengths
- Sounds exactly like Allison, a name nearly every American already knows, so it never needs to be pronounced twice.
- Ready-made short forms: Ali, Allie, Alis — all long established, none invented for the occasion.
- Works across English, Spanish and Portuguese without changing shape, which matters in bilingual families.
To consider
- Allison and Alison are the spellings most people default to, so the double s will be corrected on forms, rosters and coffee cups for life. Worth deciding now whether you will spell it out every time or let it slide.
- In Brazil and parts of Latin America, Alisson is given to boys as well as girls — the goalkeeper Alisson Becker is the best-known bearer worldwide. In the US the spelling is recorded for girls, but the name may read male to some.
- The nickname pool is crowded: Ali and Allie already belong to Alison, Allison, Alice and Alexandra, so a shared short form in one classroom is likely.
Remington
Strengths
- The spelling is already familiar to nearly every American adult from the typewriter and firearms brands, so it is almost never misspelled or mispronounced.
- Comes with ready-made short forms — Remi, Remy, Rem — each of which works on its own as a full name.
- Works for a boy or a girl without alteration, in the same way surname-names like Harper and Emerson do.
To consider
- The firearms company is the strongest association the name carries for many adults, and some people will mention it. Others will think of the typewriter first, or of nothing in particular. Worth knowing that the connection exists rather than meeting it by surprise.
- It leans toward boys but is genuinely given to girls too, so the name alone will not always tell a teacher or a form-filler which is which. The smaller side of that split is the one likelier to be assumed wrong.
- Ten letters and three syllables is a lot for a young child to write, and Remi or Rem will probably do most of the daily work — which is fine, but it means choosing a short form you can live with as well.
Documented properties of each name — how it spells, travels and shortens — not opinions about the child.
How each is likely to age
Alisson
56%chance Alisson feels dated by 2040
Alisson is climbing fast right now. Steep climbs tend to come with steep descents — the quicker a name arrives, the more firmly it belongs to its moment.
Remington
40%chance Remington feels dated by 2040
Remington sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A reading of where each name sits on the long naming cycle — computed, not measured, and explained on the data page.
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Alisson or Remington — the short answers
- Which is more popular, Alisson or Remington?
- They tie in 2025: Alisson ranked #511 with 580 babies; Remington ranked #511 with 580 babies.
- Which name is rising faster, Alisson or Remington?
- Alisson. Over the last five years Alisson moved up 405 places; Remington moved down 150 places.
- Which is the older name, Alisson or Remington?
- Alisson entered the US charts in 1973; Remington entered the US charts in 1988. On the American record, Alisson is the older name.
- How many people are named Alisson and Remington?
- About 7,000 people named Alisson are estimated to be alive in the US today. About 10,000 people named Remington are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- Will there be other Alissons or Remingtons in the classroom?
- Alisson will almost certainly be the only one in school. Remington will almost certainly be the only one in school.
US figures from the Social Security Administration, 1880–2025. Votes are battle voters on this site, not the birth record. Data & methodology
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