Ally
About Ally
This spelling variation of the popular girls' nickname ranks behind the more traditional form—Allie (Number 255). This spelling could be hurt by the word name ally, which bears a different pronunciation.
Pronounced AL-ee.
As of October 2026, Ally ranked #2118 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #417 in 1998.
Editor: Pamela Redmond
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #737 | 381 | 213.3 |
| 2015 | #872 | 319 | 178.7 |
| 2016 | #983 | 272 | 153.5 |
| 2017 | #1,152 | 215 | 124.5 |
| 2018 | #1,255 | 184 | 108.2 |
| 2019 | #1,294 | 177 | 105.5 |
| 2020 | #1,372 | 158 | 97.7 |
| 2021 | #1,450 | 148 | 90.2 |
| 2022 | #1,610 | 131 | 79.9 |
| 2023 | #1,748 | 117 | 72.9 |
| 2024 | #1,876 | 106 | 65.4 |
| 2025 | #2,118 | 88 | 54.8 |
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Ally on lists
Famous Allys
- Alexandra Elizabeth "Ally" Sheedy
American actress
- Alexandra "Ally" Hilfiger
daughter of American designer Tommy Hilfiger
- Allyson "Ally" Brooke
American singer of girl group Fifth Harmony
- Allene Damian "Ally" Walker
American actress
- Ally Condie
American novelist
- Ally Carter
American novelist
- Alexandra "Ally" Fowler
Australian actress
- Ally Hills
American YouTuber
Ally in pop culture
- Allison Marie "Ally" McBeal
main character on TV's "Ally McBeal"
- Alexandra "Ally" Love
main character from "Ally's World" by Karen McCombie
- Ally Dawson
character from Disney's "Austin and Ally"
- Ally Maine
main character in "A Star is Born"
- Allyson "Ally" Ryan
character from "He's So/She's So" trilogy by Kieran Scott
- Ally Harris
character from "Before I Fall" by Lauren Oliver
- Alexandra "Ally" Barone
character on TV's "Everybody Loves Raymond"
- Ally
character in "The Ancient Magus' Bride"
- Allyson "Ally" Porter
main character in movie "Passport to Paris"
- Ally
main character in movie "Heart Eyes"
- Ally Cornelius
Character from the webcomic "Cometcare"