Meaning and history
Ally is an English diminutive of Alison, Alexandra, Alice and other names beginning with Al-, and it is occasionally used for men through Alistair or Alexander. Its meaning therefore depends on the longer source name. Notable bearers include football manager Ally McCoist and singer Ally Brooke.
20062006: 456 births, rank #630
2007: 419 births, rank #697
2008: 383 births, rank #767
2009: 349 births, rank #810
2010: 418 births, rank #686
20112011: 419 births, rank #674
2012: 499 births, rank #584
2013: 463 births, rank #605
2014: 381 births, rank #737
2015: 319 births, rank #872
20162016: 272 births, rank #984
2017: 215 births, rank #1,152
2018: 184 births, rank #1,255
2019: 177 births, rank #1,295
2020: 158 births, rank #1,373
20212021: 148 births, rank #1,450
2022: 131 births, rank #1,612
2023: 117 births, rank #1,750
2024: 107 births, rank #1,870
20252025: 88 births, rank #2,117
Ally moved from #872 to #984 for girls between 2015 and 2016. Its highest annual birth count came in 1998, with 636 births.