Aly Boy & girl
How popular is Aly?
#3,711 girl name in 2025
40 baby girls were named Aly in the US in 2025, making it the 3711th most popular girl name. Another 14 boys got the name (#6,140 for boys).
Aly popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #3,711 for girls (▲ 181 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 40 girls, 14 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-43% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,555 in 2015, #3,179 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2016 (77 girls) |
| Highest rank | #2,412 in 2016 |
| First recorded | 1977 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 26% boys, 74% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Aly counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Allie family of names ranked #373 for girls in 2025 (#358 the year before), with 849 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Allie | 529 | 62% |
| Ally | 88 | 10% |
| Aly | 40 | 5% |
| Ailee | 27 | 3% |
| Alli | 18 | 2% |
| Aili | 35 | 4% |
| Ailey | 25 | 3% |
| Aylee | 24 | 3% |
| Alley | 8 | 1% |
| Allee | 9 | 1% |
| Aleigh | 5 | 1% |
| Aily | 13 | 2% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Aly is most popular
Babies named Aly per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (36 girls)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (27 girls)
- Florida: 0.0 per 1,000 (10 girls)
Aly by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11 | #8,442 |
| 1980s | 39 | #7,348 |
| 1990s | 123 | #5,213 |
| 2000s | 413 | #2,511 |
| 2010s | 622 | #2,412 |
| 2020s | 275 | #2,894 |
Girl names about as popular as Aly
Questions
- Is Aly a boy or girl name?
- Aly is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 26% of babies named Aly were boys and 74% were girls.
- How popular is the name Aly?
- 40 baby girls were named Aly in the US in 2025, making it the 3711th most popular girl name. Another 14 boys got the name (#6,140 for boys).
- When was Aly most popular?
- Aly peaked in 2016, when 77 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,412 in 2016.
- How many people are named Aly?
- 2,197 babies have been named Aly in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,168 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 15.
- Where is Aly most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Aly was most common in Texas, at 0.0 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.