Ally

“Variant of Allie — Noble character” — Germanic via Old French origin

Girl's name · #2118 in the US (2025) · 2000s

Ally reached its best rank, #417, in 1998 and ranked #2118 in 2025. Roughly 10,000 girls have been named Ally since 1985. Ally is the less common spelling of Allie — about 14% of babies given the name are written this way; Allie itself ranked #569 in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 2,200 girls in Sweden (2025) · about 1 in 3,000 girls in Ireland (2025) · about 1 in 8,100 girls in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 11 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Allys

Ally Sheedy — American actress
Ally Brooke — American singer
Ally Walker — American actress
Ally Maki — American actress
Ally Wollaston — New Zealand cyclist

In stories & tradition

Ally McBeal — Ally McBeal
Ally Kovac — Tangle
Ally Dawson — Austin & Ally

What Allys become

Among 203 notable people named Ally:

Sports figures appear 2.69× more often than among typical names — e.g. Ally Wollaston, New Zealand cyclist.

Similar names: Alea · Carlee · Aliya · Kalli · Sidney · Hailie

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