How Many People Are Named Allison Gardner?

There are approximately 139 people named Allison Gardner living in the United States today. That makes this name combination uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 2,465,859 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Allison with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Gardner. 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

139

1 in 2,465,859 Americans

Combination Rarity

Uncommon

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Allison

Last Name

Gardner

Allison: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Allison. The peak year was 1994 with 8,163 births. The average person named Allison today is 31 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Allison

In the 2020 Census, the first name Allison was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (78.32%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (12.47%) and Black (3.13%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Allison 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 Allison rose or fell over time.

White

78.32%

Black

3.13%

Hispanic

12.47%

Asian/Pacific Islander

2.70%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.43%

Two or More Races

2.95%

Ancestry of the Gardner Surname

The surname Gardner 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 Gardner 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.

White

72.13%

Black

19.12%

Hispanic

3.29%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.69%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.64%

Two or More Races

4.12%

How we calculated this

The first name "Allison" has an estimated frequency of 0.0883% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Gardner" appears at a rate of 45.96 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 Allison are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 139 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Allison

Allison Smith Allison Johnson Allison Williams Allison Brown Allison Jones Allison Garcia Allison Hayes

Other people with the surname Gardner

Michael Gardner James Gardner John Gardner David Gardner Robert Gardner William Gardner Ava Gardner

Allison Gardner: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Allison Gardner?

We estimate approximately 139 people named Allison Gardner are alive in the United States today. The first name Allison is shared by 302,765 Americans, and the surname Gardner is shared by 157,536.

How rare is the name Allison Gardner?

This name combination is classified as Uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 2,465,859 Americans. The first name Allison is common and the surname Gardner is common.

Is Allison a male or female name?

Allison is predominantly female, with 1.2% of bearers being male and 98.8% female. It peaked in popularity in 1994 and the average bearer today is 31 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Allison?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Allison was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (78.32%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (12.47%) and Black (3.13%). 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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