How Many People Are Named Alley?
An estimated 1,048 people in the United States have the first name Alley. It is predominantly female (96.2%). The average bearer is 20 years old, and Alley peaked in popularity in 2006 with 66 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Alley as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Alley paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,048
About 1 in 327,056 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
96.2% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2006
66 births
Total Registered
1,112
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Alley
Alley is predominantly female (96.2%), though 42 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Alley as a male name
Ranked #4,013 in 1930
5 male births in 1930
Peak: 1914 (7 births)
Alley as a female name
Ranked #8,944 in 2024
11 female births in 2024
Peak: 2006 (66 births)
Alley: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Alley span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 460 babies were registered. Alley has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Alley by Decade
How has Alley tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Alley by State
Birth registrations for Alley span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, North Carolina, Tennessee. The lowest are in South Carolina, Missouri, California. On average, about 17 Alleys were registered per state.
Alley + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Alley as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Alley: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Alley?
We estimate approximately 1,048 people named Alley are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 327,056 Americans share this first name.
Is Alley a common name?
Alley is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,112 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Alley most popular?
Alley reached peak popularity in 2006, when 66 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Alley is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Alley a female name?
Alley is predominantly female. 96.2% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Alley Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Alley Smith, Alley Johnson, Alley Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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