Ally
Ally was the 2118th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 88 babies. Its best year was 1998, when it ranked 417th with 636 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,246 places. More babies were named Ally in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,118 girls, down 745 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 88girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1998636 babies
- Total since 1880
- 10,247babies recorded
Ally popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 17 since 1996.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,118 | 88 |
| 2020 | #1,373 | 158 |
| 2010 | #686 | 418 |
| 2000 | #605 | 418 |
| 1990 | #2,101 | 62 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Ally, counting every spelling?
Ally has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Ally?
88 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ally (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Ally 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 95 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ally.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ally?
About 10,100 people born in the US named Ally are alive today, with a median age of 19; half are between 13 and 25. That makes Ally 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.
Ally by state
How common Ally was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 32 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Ally: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ally, they share its era and feel.
Ally is also a nickname for Alyssa.
Questions about the name Ally
How popular is the name Ally?
Ally was the 2118th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 88 babies. Its best year was 1998, when it ranked 417th with 636 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,246 places. More babies were named Ally in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Ally a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Ally in the US.
Where is Ally most popular?
In 2021–2025, Ally was most common in Tennessee (0.11 per 1,000 girls), followed by Mississippi and Texas.