Meaning of the nameAlison
Alison is a spelling of the name Alisson, which means “linked, via Alison, to Alice, from Germanic Adalheidis, from adal, 'noble', and heit, 'kind'”.
Meaning
“linked, via Alison, to Alice, from Germanic Adalheidis, from adal, 'noble', and heit, 'kind'”
Meaning of the name Alisson, of which Alison is a spelling.
Source: Behind the Name: Alison · Behind the Name: Alice · Behind the Name: Adelaide
- People (2022)
- 54,557
- Rank in Brazil
- #532
- Median age
- 22 years
- 2010 Census
- 72,936
- people
Alison in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Alison, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (18,093 people).
528 women 54,029 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Alison is most common
States with the highest share of people named Alison in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.056%
- Pernambuco 0.046%
- Santa Catarina 0.040%
- Paraná 0.039%
- Paraíba 0.037%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 9,997 | 0.023% |
| Paraná | 4,413 | 0.039% |
| Pernambuco | 4,146 | 0.046% |
| Bahia | 3,858 | 0.027% |
| Minas Gerais | 3,733 | 0.018% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 3,365 | 0.031% |
| Santa Catarina | 3,021 | 0.040% |
| Pará | 2,734 | 0.034% |
| Ceará | 2,403 | 0.027% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 2,262 | 0.014% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 1,844 | 0.056% |
| Maranhão | 1,742 | 0.026% |
| Paraíba | 1,457 | 0.037% |
| Amazonas | 1,367 | 0.035% |
| Goiás | 1,223 | 0.017% |
| Mato Grosso | 1,196 | 0.033% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 975 | 0.035% |
| Alagoas | 866 | 0.028% |
| Piauí | 722 | 0.022% |
| Espírito Santo | 666 | 0.017% |
| Distrito Federal | 535 | 0.019% |
| Rondônia | 527 | 0.033% |
| Sergipe | 503 | 0.023% |
| Acre | 305 | 0.037% |
| Amapá | 254 | 0.035% |
| Tocantins | 243 | 0.016% |
| Roraima | 200 | 0.031% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Alison
It has a single S and matches the spelling of the English feminine name, but in the 2022 Census it is almost always a male name.
About the name Alisson
Wiktionary records Álisson as a masculine name borrowed from English, with roots in Middle English Alisoun and Old French Alison. Behind the Name treats Alisson as a Brazilian variant of Allison and explains Alison as a Norman diminutive of Aalis, a form of Alice; Alice comes from Adelais, a reduction of the Germanic Adalheidis, formed by adal, 'noble', and heit, 'kind, type'. Despite the ending -son, Alison does not come from a surname, according to the same source. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 119,578 people named Alisson, with a median age of 23.
Other spellings of Alisson
Sources
- Wiktionary: Álisson · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Alisson · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Alison · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Alice · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Adelaide · behindthename.com · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Alisson · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Alison
What does the name Alison mean?
Alison means “linked, via Alison, to Alice, from Germanic Adalheidis, from adal, 'noble', and heit, 'kind'”, according to Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Alisson, of which Alison is a spelling.
How many people are named Alison in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 54,557 people with the first name Alison, which ranks it number 532 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Alison a boy's or a girl's name?
Alison is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 528 women and 54,029 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Alison?
Alison is a name of English, French and Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Alison most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Norte: 0.056% of the state's population is named Alison (1,844 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Alison?
Alisson, Alysson, Alyson, Allison, Allyson and Allisson and others. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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