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Allysen

Feminine · “little Alice”

1973high 2007
Rare todaygiven to only a few children a year
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Allysen is Allison in a new coat: the y of Ally and the -sen that Danish and Norwegian surnames use for son. Underneath, it is one of the oldest girls' names in English, the medieval Alison, a pet form of Alice.

How old is the name Allysen?

Allysen first appears in US birth records in 1973 — 52 years ago. The typical Allysen alive today was born around 2004, making them about 21 years old. About 600 people named Allysen are estimated to be alive in the US today.

When was the name Allysen most popular?

Allysen peaked in 2007, reaching #3601 nationally. See the whole 2007 chart.

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Where it comes from

The story of Allysen

Alison was a common name in medieval England and Scotland, and Chaucer gave it to the Wife of Bath and to the young wife in The Miller's Tale. It also became a surname, taken in Scotland for the sons of Allan and in England more often for the sons of Alice. When the surname came back as a girl's first name, spellings multiplied. The -sen ending borrows the Scandinavian way of writing son, as in Hansen and Jensen, and gives an English name a northern look.

Meaningscholars disagree

little Alice, from a Germanic word for noble

As a first name, Alison is Alice with the Old French diminutive -on, and Alice goes back to Adalheidis, noble kind. As a surname, Allison was read as son of Alice in England and son of Allan in Scotland. The -sen spelling follows neither; it is a modern respelling.

How the name formed

  1. Adalheidis
  2. Alice
  3. Alison
  4. Allison
  5. Allysen

Related forms: Alice · Alison · Adelheid

Pronouncing Allysen

AL-ih-sun

Said exactly like Allison. A few readers may give the -sen ending a clearer e, but that is not the usual saying.

Nicknames for Allysen

Moderate

AllyThe usual short form, and the one the spelling already points at
AllieThe same short form in its most common spelling
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What the data says

The long climb, and where it stands now

GIRLS NAMED · 1973–20254523045519732021

US babies named Allysen per year from 1973 to 2025
AVERAGE RANK BY DECADE#1#10#100#1000#36011970s2020s

The same years in position rather than babies

First recorded
1973
Most girls named
200745 — the highest on record
Peak rank
#3601reached in 2007
Change vs 2019
−44.4%5 in 2021, from 9
Allysen sits in the rare tail. Its best year on record was 2007, with 45 girls. Today it is given to few enough children that it does not enter the ranked charts at all.

Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.

Allysen in other languages

The same name elsewhere

  • Alice in French — related form
  • Alison in Scots — same name
  • Adelheid in German — related form

Strongest US states over the last decade: California.

Allysens among us

600

people named Allysen are estimated to be alive in the US today

Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method

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Is it right for you

Fashion outlook

Allysen sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.

Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them

The trade-off

Practical strengths
  • It sounds exactly like a long-established name with a documented history.
  • Ally is a ready short form.
  • The spelling is distinctive without being hard to say.
What to consider
  • Almost everyone will write Allison, and she will spell it out often.
  • The -sen ending looks like a Scandinavian surname, so some will assume a family connection that is not there.

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Frequently asked

How many Allysens are there in the world?
No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 600 people named Allysen are estimated to be alive in the US today.
How popular is the name Allysen in 2025?
Allysen is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
Will my child share the name Allysen with classmates?
Allysen will almost certainly be the only one in school.

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