Is Ally a boy or girl name?
Ally is mostly a girl name in the US. In 2024, 106 girls and 7 boys were named Ally, so 93.8% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.8% of the 10,158 US babies named Ally were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #9,915
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,876
- Babies named Ally since 1985
- 10,158
- Most popular year
- 1998
- 636 babies
Boys and girls named Ally, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | #9,915 | 106 | #1,876 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 117 | #1,748 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 131 | #1,610 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 148 | #1,450 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 158 | #1,372 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 177 | #1,294 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 184 | #1,255 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 215 | #1,152 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 272 | #983 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 319 | #872 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 381 | #737 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 463 | #606 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 498 | #585 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 419 | #674 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 418 | #685 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 349 | #809 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 383 | #767 |
| 2007 | 5 | #12,444 | 419 | #697 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 456 | #630 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 425 | #652 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 473 | #594 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 394 | #670 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 444 | #582 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 383 | #657 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 418 | #605 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 540 | #480 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 636 | #417 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 185 | #1,036 |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,060 | 79 | #1,841 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 73 | #1,900 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 60 | #2,209 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 74 | #1,902 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 61 | #2,191 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 43 | #2,739 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,101 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 55 | #2,195 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 40 | #2,649 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 44 | #2,362 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 26 | #3,361 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 13 | #5,360 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Ally reached #9,060 in 1996. As a girl name, it reached #417 in 1998. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Ally
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.