Ally: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “noble”
- Origin
- English
- Say it
- AL-ee · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Girls
Usually a short form of Alison, Alice, Alexandra, or similar names. Depending on the source name, it is often associated with the Alice/Adele line from Germanic adal meaning noble.
How popular is Ally?
Babies named Ally in 2024113
2024 rank#1,886 girls
Peak year1998
Total US babies since 188010,158
Ally is fading: recent use is about 34% of its level ten years before.
Names like Ally
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Ally questions
What does the name Ally mean?
Ally means "noble". It comes from English. Usually a short form of Alison, Alice, Alexandra, or similar names. Depending on the source name, it is often associated with the Alice/Adele line from Germanic adal meaning noble.
Is Ally a boy or girl name?
Ally is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Ally?
113 US babies were named Ally in 2024. Its peak year was 1998.
How do you pronounce Ally?
Ally is usually pronounced AL-ee.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.