Feminine dossier · first seen 1985
Ally
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 1998
Peak era
1998
Peak births
636
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Z
Quick answers about Ally
How many people are named Ally?
An estimated 10,081 living Americans are named Ally.
How rare is Ally?
Ally is uncommon among babies today, with 88 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 86.2% from its 1998 peak.
How old is the typical Ally?
The median age of a living American named Ally is approximately 19 years, with most bearers falling between 13 and 25 years old.
Is Ally still popular?
Not especially. Ally has been declining since its 1998 peak and registered 88 births in 2025.
Where is Ally most common?
Ally has its strongest geographic signal in Kentucky, where it appears 2.9× more often than the national baseline.
1985Peak 19982025
Peak year
1998
Decline from peak
86.2%
2025
88
All-time
10,230
Where it lives now
Ally is most concentrated in Kentucky — about 2.9× the national rate in the 2010s. It also runs high in Alabama.
States where Ally is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.