Is Aly a boy or girl name?
Aly is used for both, more often for girls in the US. In 2024, 38 girls and 22 boys were named Aly, so 63.3% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 67.3% of the 2,142 US babies named Aly were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #4,559
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,879
- Babies named Aly since 1951
- 2,142
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 99 babies
Boys and girls named Aly, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 11 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 18 | 11 | 37.9% |
| 1980s | 52 | 39 | 42.9% |
| 1990s | 130 | 123 | 48.6% |
| 2000s | 205 | 413 | 66.8% |
| 2010s | 188 | 621 | 76.8% |
| 2020s | 91 | 235 | 72.1% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 22 | #4,559 | 38 | #3,879 |
| 2023 | 15 | #5,939 | 39 | #3,839 |
| 2022 | 24 | #4,307 | 58 | #2,891 |
| 2021 | 18 | #5,115 | 51 | #3,155 |
| 2020 | 12 | #6,637 | 49 | #3,179 |
| 2019 | 21 | #4,645 | 62 | #2,731 |
| 2018 | 19 | #4,927 | 54 | #3,005 |
| 2017 | 19 | #4,943 | 61 | #2,782 |
| 2016 | 23 | #4,332 | 76 | #2,425 |
| 2015 | 22 | #4,411 | 70 | #2,556 |
| 2014 | 19 | #4,877 | 57 | #2,970 |
| 2013 | 11 | #7,048 | 60 | #2,839 |
| 2012 | 21 | #4,536 | 66 | #2,681 |
| 2011 | 18 | #4,988 | 59 | #2,910 |
| 2010 | 15 | #5,750 | 56 | #3,011 |
| 2009 | 17 | #5,341 | 50 | #3,306 |
| 2008 | 19 | #4,906 | 75 | #2,511 |
| 2007 | 16 | #5,442 | 56 | #3,097 |
| 2006 | 17 | #5,084 | 68 | #2,635 |
| 2005 | 21 | #4,199 | 57 | #2,867 |
| 2004 | 17 | #4,797 | 31 | #4,392 |
| 2003 | 21 | #3,982 | 25 | #4,949 |
| 2002 | 24 | #3,557 | 13 | #7,849 |
| 2001 | 24 | #3,515 | 16 | #6,630 |
| 2000 | 29 | #2,996 | 22 | #5,158 |
| 1999 | 15 | #4,545 | 20 | #5,230 |
| 1998 | 22 | #3,393 | 17 | #5,811 |
| 1997 | 11 | #5,297 | 14 | #6,501 |
| 1996 | 11 | #5,203 | 7 | #10,622 |
| 1995 | 14 | #4,289 | 16 | #5,686 |
| 1994 | 14 | #4,297 | 11 | #7,626 |
| 1993 | 10 | #5,369 | 12 | #7,049 |
| 1992 | 11 | #4,885 | 10 | #8,089 |
| 1991 | 9 | #5,536 | 9 | #8,619 |
| 1990 | 13 | #4,177 | 7 | #10,241 |
| 1989 | 8 | #5,642 | 10 | #7,469 |
| 1988 | 9 | #4,797 | 8 | #8,414 |
| 1987 | 8 | #4,981 | 9 | #7,374 |
| 1986 | 8 | #4,865 | 7 | #8,555 |
| 1985 | 6 | #5,811 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,348 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 8 | #4,517 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 5 | #10,471 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 6 | #5,381 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 5 | #9,798 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 6 | #8,470 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,488 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 7 | #3,856 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 5 | #4,058 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 6 | #3,462 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 5 | #3,727 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Aly reached #2,996 in 2000. As a girl name, it reached #2,425 in 2016. 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 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Aly
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.