How Many People Are Named Ally?
An estimated 10,006 people in the United States have the first name Ally. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Ally peaked in popularity in 1998 with 636 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ally 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 Ally paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
10,006
About 1 in 34,255 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.8% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
1998
636 births
Total Registered
10,158
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ally
Ally is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 10,158 total births registered, 99.8% were female.
Ally as a male name
Ranked #9,915 in 2024
7 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (7 births)
Ally as a female name
Ranked #1,876 in 2024
106 female births in 2024
Peak: 1998 (636 births)
Ally: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ally span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 4,149 babies were registered. Ally has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ally by Decade
How has Ally 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.
Ally by State
Birth registrations for Ally span all 41 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in New Mexico, North Dakota, Alaska. On average, about 205 Allys were registered per state.
Ally + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ally as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Ally: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ally?
We estimate approximately 10,006 people named Ally 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 34,255 Americans share this first name.
Is Ally a common name?
Ally is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 97.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 10,158 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ally most popular?
Ally reached peak popularity in 1998, when 636 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ally is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ally a female name?
Ally is predominantly female. 99.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ally Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ally Smith, Ally Johnson, Ally 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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