How popular is the name Ally?

Ally ranks 1,396th among girls' names in US records, with 10,223 births since 1985. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,881.

Is Ally a unisex name?

No. Ally is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1998, when 636 children were given the name. It has been in use for 40 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Alai. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.

Girl name#1,396 of girl names

Pronounced AE1 L AY0 (ARPABET)

Ally is a girls' name, and first appears in 1985. It has been given to 10,223 children — the 1,396th most common girls' name on record.

It is falling away, down 55% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1998, when 636 children were given it.

Alai is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.

1998Girls: 636Boys: 0

These spellings sound identical to Ally and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Ally?: Ally ranks 1,396th among girls' names in US records, with 10,223 births since 1985. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,881.
Is Ally a unisex name?: No. Ally is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Ally most popular?: 1998, when 636 children were given the name. It has been in use for 40 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Ally spelled?: Alai. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.