Given name & surname
Aley
“the great one; one who is exalted”
Aley is a variant of Ali. One Arabic interpretation is “the great one; one who is exalted.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Aley is a variant of Ali. One Arabic interpretation is “the great one; one who is exalted.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Aley is a variant of Ali. An origin associated with Ali is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1987. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Aley through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 39
- 6 boys · 33 girls
- Most popular year
- 1987
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2009. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 340 as a first name in 2020; 725 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Aley’s family of names
Aley has a related form in Ali. In English usage, Aley has a related form in Alley.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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