Allie
Allie was the 569th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 529 babies. Its best year was 1883, when it ranked 134th; the most babies were born in 2010 (1,637). Over the last ten years it has moved down 314 places. More babies were named Allie in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning pet form of Alice, Alison, Alexandra and similar names · English
Say it AL-ee /ˈæli/
- Rank in 2025
- #569 girls, down 140 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 529girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20101,637 babies
- Total since 1880
- 56,372babies recorded
What does the name Allie mean?
Allie is a pet form of names beginning with Al-, such as Alice, Alison and Alexandra for girls, and Alfred, Albert, Alan or Alexander for boys, as Wiktionary notes. DMNES derives Alice from Germanic adal, "noble", and heit, "kind", and Alexander from Greek words for "defend" and "man". Allie is now often given as a name in its own right.
How sure is this? Well established. A pet form of several names, so its meaning depends on the full name.
Related names: Ally, Alice, Alison, Alexandra, Ali.
See also: English names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Allie', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources (ed. S. L. Uckelman), Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Alice', DMNES, Durham University
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources (ed. S. L. Uckelman), Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Alexander', DMNES, Durham University
- CMU Pronouncing Dictionary (cmudict), Carnegie Mellon University
Allie popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 3,121 since 1880.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #569 | 529 |
| 2020 | #429 | 715 |
| 2010 | #189 | 1,637 |
| 2000 | #391 | 734 |
| 1990 | #579 | 401 |
| 1980 | #2,604 | 36 |
| 1970 | #3,032 | 22 |
| 1960 | #2,100 | 30 |
| 1950 | #945 | 90 |
| 1940 | #575 | 147 |
| 1930 | #404 | 269 |
| 1920 | #321 | 413 |
| 1910 | #250 | 237 |
| 1900 | #184 | 286 |
| 1890 | #154 | 229 |
| 1880 | #144 | 105 |
How popular is Allie, counting every spelling?
Allie is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #371 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #569 for Allie on its own. Together these spellings went to 894 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allie | 529 | #569 | 3,133 |
| Aleah | 265 | #965 | 1,913 |
| Alea | 56 | #2,958 | 295 |
| Aleeah | 18 | #6,335 | 131 |
| Alli | 18 | #6,339 | 130 |
| Alley | 8 | #10,972 | 48 |
| Aaleah | — | — | 33 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Allie?
529 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Allie (0.15 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Allie born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 16 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Allie.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Allie?
About 37,000 people born in the US named Allie are alive today, with a median age of 18; half are between 12 and 26. That makes Allie mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Allie by state
How common Allie was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Mississippi (3.6×), Louisiana (3.6×), Alabama (3.0×), Idaho (2.6×), West Virginia (2.6×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Connecticut, New Mexico, Maryland.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Allie: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Allie, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Allie · Sibling names for Allie
Allie is also a nickname for Alice, Allison and Alexandra.
Questions about the name Allie
What does Allie mean?
Allie means “pet form of Alice, Alison, Alexandra and similar names” (English origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Allie?
Allie was the 569th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 529 babies. Its best year was 1883, when it ranked 134th; the most babies were born in 2010 (1,637). Over the last ten years it has moved down 314 places. More babies were named Allie in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Allie a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Allie in the US.
Where is Allie most popular?
In 2021–2025, Allie was most common in Mississippi (1.41 per 1,000 girls), followed by Louisiana and Alabama.