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I never really cared for Alison much. It was overly used in the U.S. in the 80's once "Kate and Allie," hit the air. There was an explosion of Alexandra / Alexa / Alisons.

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But it is a nice classic. I only like it spelled with one "L" since it's a variant of underappreciated Alice.

Love it.

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I would use it if my hubby liked it.

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I'm not sure if it's dated or not. I went to school with a LOT of Alisons. I equate Alison with Susan & Margaret - they peaked in popularity but never quite went out of style.

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It's too common to have stereotypes with it, although I tend to see it as a preppy name. I just think it's pretty in a very quiet, understated way.

I love Alison (this spelling). It's one of the few girl names my DBF and I agree on (for the future, of course). I don't think it's dated, because I've met Alison/Allisons of all different ages. I tend to think of a happy outgoing blonde, though most of the Allisons I know of are brunettes.

Nice, but very dated. I prefer Alison to Allison.

I love Alison - it's sweet and simple and friendly, and I have a thing for old-fashioned French -on diminutives (I like Marion and Suzon too). I don't think it's dated exactly, as it was in use in the 1800s, but it did have a huge popularity surge in the 60s-80s so people may possibly associate it with that period. I've known too many of them to have any kind of stereotypical image for it, but all of them have been nice.

Like like like.
I go back and forth between this spelling and Allison. Currently I'm preferring Allison.
A little, but not in a bad way.
No, but it does make me think of a sweet, friendly, athletic girl.

I prefer the Alison spelling, which is the authentic one. The double L strikes me as redundant, and Allison is a surname.
I don't think it's dated - it fits very well with the current craze for -son names for girls, names like Madison and Emerson, but unlike them isn't from a masculine root.
Yes, Alison is lovely!
DH - to my utter surprise, as he normally won't go past Lucy - mentioned it the other day out of the blue as being "a really nice name".
There was a cool blond Alison at school with me, a very different personality from the spunky rocker Allison on last year's American Idol or the whacky-but-sweet Allison Harvard who was runner-up in America's Next Top Model. It's a name that can fit anyone.

This message was edited 1/20/2010, 1:31 AM

My name is Allison. I more dislike it than like it, but I'm used to it. I dislike it because it does seem dated (to the 80s) to me (even though it's remained around the same popularity for about 30 years. I definitely have a stereotype associated with it -- blonde and bubbly, and I am neither.

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I prefer the spelling Allison, but that's probably due to familiarity.

I really like Alison, especially this spelling since it's closest to the original, Alice. Yes, it is somewhat dated but otoh, Alison can be just about any girl or woman. I have no preconceived notions concerning someone named Alison.

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Overall, I'd prefer Alice or even Alicia.

I like the name Alison, but I prefer the spelling Allison. I don't think it's too dated. I've encountered a variety of Alisons and Allisons, and none of them were all that similar in terms of personality, so I don't really have stereotypes associated with the name.