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Alys

Girl

Meaning of Alys: German: 'noble type'

Alys is a girl's name most strongly associated with German naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 4639th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 610th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#4639

27 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#610

64 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,359

First recorded 1880 · peak 2023

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 9 babies1984: 8 babies1985: 8 babies1986: 9 babies1987: 9 babies1988: 17 babies1989: 17 babies1990: 6 babies19901991: 13 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 9 babies1994: 11 babies1995: 5 babies1996: 8 babies1997: 5 babies1998: 5 babies1999: 0 babies2000: 10 babies20002001: 6 babies2002: 10 babies2003: 0 babies2004: 10 babies2005: 14 babies2006: 7 babies2007: 9 babies2008: 9 babies2009: 9 babies2010: 11 babies20102011: 17 babies2012: 18 babies2013: 9 babies2014: 15 babies2015: 16 babies2016: 7 babies2017: 17 babies2018: 14 babies2019: 9 babies2020: 11 babies20202021: 20 babies2022: 14 babies2023: 29 babies2024: 25 babies2025: 27 babies
US babies named Alys per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 29.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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