Ally
A girls’ name of Old English origin, meaning noble; diminutive of Alison or Allyson.
How Ally has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #872 |
| 2016 | #983 |
Ally by the numbers
Ally was given to 213 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 636 babies in 1998, making it a 1990s name.
Other names that come from Alison
Like Ally, each of these traces back to Alison: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Alisonnoble kind; a form of Alice812 in the US (2017)
- Allysonnoble natured; a form of Alison634 in the US (2017)
- Alysona form of Alison; noble or of noble kind323 in the US (2017)
- Alissonnoble; a form of Alison256 in the US (2017)
- Allissonnoble; a variant of Alison81 in the US (2017)
- Alydefender of mankind; a form of Alice or Alison78 in the US (2017)
- Alyssonnoble; a variant of Allison or Alison64 in the US (2017)
- Alicenof noble birth; a form of Alison23 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Ally. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Ally
Names that are said the same way as Ally, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean nobility
Like Ally, each of these has nobility in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Aubreyelf ruler; noble strength6,029 in the US (2017)
- Audreynoble strength4,820 in the US (2017)
- Aaliyahhigh, exalted, of high rank4,167 in the US (2017)
- Allisonnoble natured; a form of Alison4,017 in the US (2017)
- Adelinenoble, nobility3,902 in the US (2017)
- Alicenoble, of noble kind825 in England and Wales (2025)
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