How Many People Are Named Alison Moore?
There are approximately 249 people named Alison Moore living in the United States today. That makes this name combination uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 1,376,523 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Alison with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Moore. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.
Estimated People with This Name
249
1 in 1,376,523 Americans
Combination Rarity
Uncommon
First Name
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Last Name
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Alison: Popularity Over Time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Alison. The peak year was 1986 with 3,000 births. The average person named Alison today is 39 years old.
Ancestry of the First Name Alison
In the 2020 Census, the first name Alison was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (79.89%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (11.64%) and Asian and Pacific Islander (2.88%).
These percentages describe the people who had the first name Alison in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.
Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Alison rose or fell over time.
Ancestry of the Moore Surname
The surname Moore was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.
This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Moore in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.
How we calculated this
The first name "Alison" has an estimated frequency of 0.0311% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.
The surname "Moore" appears at a rate of 232.98 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.
We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Alison are likely to be alive now.
Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 249 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.
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Alison Moore: Questions and Answers
How many people are named Alison Moore?
We estimate approximately 249 people named Alison Moore are alive in the United States today. The first name Alison is shared by 106,682 Americans, and the surname Moore is shared by 798,562.
How rare is the name Alison Moore?
This name combination is classified as Uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 1,376,523 Americans. The first name Alison is common and the surname Moore is very common.
Is Alison a male or female name?
Alison is predominantly female, with 0.5% of bearers being male and 99.5% female. It peaked in popularity in 1986 and the average bearer today is 39 years old.
What does the Census say about the first name Alison?
In the 2020 Census, the first name Alison was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (79.89%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (11.64%) and Asian and Pacific Islander (2.88%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.
Where does this data come from?
First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.
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