Alys
Alys was the 4885th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 27 babies. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 840th; the most babies were born in 1920 (29). Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,407 places. More babies were named Alys in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,885 girls, up 4,100 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 27girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 192029 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,359babies recorded
Alys popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,885 | 27 |
| 2020 | #8,985 | 11 |
| 2010 | #9,830 | 11 |
| 2000 | #9,198 | 10 |
| 1990 | #11,461 | 6 |
| 1980 | #10,436 | 5 |
| 1970 | #4,765 | 11 |
| 1960 | #5,717 | 6 |
| 1950 | #4,336 | 7 |
| 1940 | #2,426 | 12 |
| 1930 | #2,427 | 13 |
| 1920 | #1,512 | 29 |
| 1910 | #998 | 19 |
| 1900 | #1,569 | 7 |
| 1890 | #1,103 | 7 |
| 1880 | #840 | 5 |
How popular is Alys, counting every spelling?
Alys is a spelling of Alyse, a name family that ranked #1,112 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #4,885 for Alys on its own. Together these spellings went to 202 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alyse | 54 | #3,031 | 305 |
| Alize | 55 | #2,999 | 292 |
| Alise | 29 | #4,665 | 139 |
| Alys | 27 | #4,885 | 115 |
| Alizeh | 19 | #6,128 | 88 |
| Aliz | 18 | #6,338 | 81 |
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 Alys?
27 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Alys (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Alys 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 310 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Alys.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Alys?
About 700 people born in the US named Alys are alive today, with a median age of 32; half are between 11 and 59. That makes Alys mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
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.
Alys by state
How common Alys was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 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 Alys: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Alys, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Alys
How popular is the name Alys?
Alys was the 4885th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 27 babies. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 840th; the most babies were born in 1920 (29). Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,407 places. More babies were named Alys in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Alys a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Alys in the US.
Where is Alys most popular?
In 2021–2025, Alys was most common in Florida (0.01 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Texas.