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Ally

Girl

Meaning of Ally: English: 'noble kind'

Ally is a girl's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2055th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 2771st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2055

88 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2771

9 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

10,247

First recorded 1985 · peak 1998

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 13 babies1986: 26 babies1987: 44 babies1988: 40 babies1989: 55 babies1990: 62 babies19901991: 43 babies1992: 61 babies1993: 74 babies1994: 60 babies1995: 73 babies1996: 84 babies1997: 184 babies1998: 636 babies1999: 540 babies2000: 418 babies20002001: 383 babies2002: 444 babies2003: 394 babies2004: 473 babies2005: 425 babies2006: 456 babies2007: 424 babies2008: 383 babies2009: 349 babies2010: 418 babies20102011: 419 babies2012: 499 babies2013: 463 babies2014: 381 babies2015: 319 babies2016: 272 babies2017: 215 babies2018: 184 babies2019: 177 babies2020: 158 babies20202021: 148 babies2022: 131 babies2023: 117 babies2024: 114 babies2025: 88 babies
US babies named Ally per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 636.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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