Ally
Pet form of Alison, Alice and Allyson. Alice developed from the Germanic Adalheidis, which combined a word for noble with one meaning kind or sort.
Ally in 2025
Ally was given to 88 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 3,863rd most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 37,674 babies born.
The history of Ally
Ally reached its highest point in 1998, when 636 babies were given the name, ranking 801st that year.
Across the 41 years of records since 1985, 10,247 babies have been named Ally. Half of them were born before 2007, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Ally by decade
| Decade | Babies named Ally | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 178 | 3,550 |
| 1990s | 1,817 | 801 |
| 2000s | 4,149 | 1,093 |
| 2010s | 3,347 | 1,110 |
| 2020s | 756 | 2,544 |
Where Ally is heading
Ally has fallen 72% over the past decade, from 319 babies in 2015 to 88 in 2025.
Names like Ally
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Ally.