How Many People Are Named Alyson Brown?

There are approximately 130 people named Alyson Brown living in the United States today. That makes this name combination uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 2,636,572 Americans.

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

130

1 in 2,636,572 Americans

Combination Rarity

Uncommon

Very Rare Very Common

Alyson: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Alyson. The peak year was 1990 with 741 births. The average person named Alyson today is 31 years old.

Male
Female
0 148 296 445 593 741 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020

Ancestry of the First Name Alyson

In the 2020 Census, the first name Alyson was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (77.32%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (13.64%) and Two or More Races (3.17%).

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

White
77.32%
Black
2.70%
Hispanic
13.64%
Asian/Pacific Islander
2.72%
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.44%
Two or More Races
3.17%

Ancestry of the Brown Surname

The surname Brown 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 Brown 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
55.43%
Black
34.68%
Hispanic
3.55%
Asian/Pacific Islander
0.66%
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.85%
Two or More Races
4.83%

How we calculated this

The first name "Alyson" has an estimated frequency of < 0.0001% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Brown" appears at a rate of 463.73 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 Alyson are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 130 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Alyson Brown: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Alyson Brown?

We estimate approximately 130 people named Alyson Brown are alive in the United States today. The first name Alyson is shared by 28,121 Americans, and the surname Brown is shared by 1,589,457.

How rare is the name Alyson Brown?

This name combination is classified as Uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 2,636,572 Americans. The first name Alyson is uncommon and the surname Brown is very common.

Is Alyson a male or female name?

Alyson is predominantly female, with 0.0% of bearers being male and 100.0% female. It peaked in popularity in 1990 and the average bearer today is 31 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Alyson?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Alyson was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (77.32%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (13.64%) and Two or More Races (3.17%). 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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