Ally

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A few things about Ally you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Ally

Ally McCoist

Scottish association football player and manager (born 1962)

Choose Ally and your child shares a first name with Ally McCoist, a Scottish association football player and manager. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Ally, like who?” Ally McCoist's Wikipedia article is available in 41 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 18,248 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Ally, 88 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Ally would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryAlly first shows up in US birth records in 1985, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 40 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1998, when it ranked #417. Today it's #2,117, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowAlly was 4.2× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 4,344 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 18,248.
• 🍂TrendAlly has slipped 744 places over the last five years and now sits at #2,117. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedAlly is most popular in Missouri, where it ranks #926. It's in the top 1,000 in 1 state.

About the name Ally

Ally is a girl name of American, English and French origin. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, starting with A and ending in “-lly”. US birth records list Ally for girls from 1985 to 2025, in 41 of those 41 years. Its best year was 1998, when it ranked #417 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #2,117, with 88 babies.

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