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Ally

/ˈælaɪ/ · 100% girls · 88 born in 2025

Ally has been given to about 10,247 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1998, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈælaɪ/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 10,167
Median age today19 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Ally per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1998 · 636
  • Born in 202588
  • All time10,247

How popular is Ally?

Its best year was 1998, when 636 babies were given the name, ranking 417th. The typical living American called Ally is about 19 years old today. It is relatively most common in Missouri, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Ally

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Sally0.82
  2. Ali0.72
  3. Allyn0.72
  4. Carly0.70
  5. Ashly0.70
  6. Karly0.70
  7. Amy0.66
  8. Abby0.66

Middle names for Ally

Ranked by flow score
  1. Ally Eve0.80
  2. Ally Elizabeth0.78
  3. Ally Josephine0.78
  4. Ally Rose0.77
  5. Ally Louise0.77
  6. Ally June0.76

Sibling names for Ally

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Tracebrother · 0.96
  2. Palomasister · 0.95
  3. Misaelbrother · 0.95
  4. Hallesister · 0.95
  5. Isabelasister · 0.94
  6. Keatonbrother · 0.94

Where Ally is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Missouri0.01%
  2. Tennessee0.01%
  3. California0.00%
  4. New York0.00%
  5. Florida0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Ally White0.72
  2. Ally Reyes0.72
  3. Ally Nguyen0.72
  4. Ally Moore0.72
  5. Ally Lee0.72
  6. Ally Hill0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Ally

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Ally across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.