girls:
1.4k births since 1977
#4325 (24th percentile)
boys:
678 births since 1951
#3909 (15th percentile)
overall:
2.1k births since 1951
#5700 (26th percentile)
The name Aly is the #5,700 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 2,082 recorded births since 1951. This represents the 26.3% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 26.3% of all names). For girls, it ranks #4,325 (24.3% percentile) for all time with 1,404 births since 1977. For boys, it ranks #3,909 (14.7% percentile) for all time with 678 births since 1951.
Aly first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1951 (1951 for boys and 1977 for girls). Birth data for Aly is available in 50 out of the 73 years between 1951 and 2023 (47 years for boys and 41 years for girls). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Aly has been given to both genders, with a slight preference for girls (67.4% of all recorded births). In 2023, 72.2% of babies named Aly were girls. Interestingly, until around 1980, the name was more popular for boys (75.6% boys from 1951 to 1979), but since then it has been more commonly used for girls (68.4% girls from 1980 to 2023).
For girls, Aly reached its peak popularity in 2016, achieving the 7.4% percentile (ranked #886) with 39 births per million. The name was most common in 2016, with 39 births per million (ranked 7.4% percentile). Since reaching a high point in 2019, the popularity of this name for girls has been declining. Currently, Aly ranks #913 for girls (3.6% percentile) with 22 births per million, which is 56.8% of its peak share of births.
For boys, Aly reached its peak popularity in 2000, achieving the 3.0% percentile (ranked #790) with 14 births per million. The name was most common in 2000, with 14 births per million (ranked 3.0% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2021, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Aly ranks #901 for boys (1.1% percentile) with 8 births per million, which is 59.0% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Aly".
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Our model has identified 4 different pronunciations for the name Aly. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.
Our model is 48.2% confident that Aly is pronounced as A-lee, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is AY-lee, at 33.9% confidence, with 2 syllables.
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