Given name & surname

Aly

“the son of a noble”·“the great one; one who is exalted”·“helper and defender of mankind”

In English use, Aly is a diminutive of Alison. One English interpretation is “the son of a noble.” Aly is a variant of Ali. One Arabic interpretation is “the great one; one who is exalted.”

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What it means

In English use, Aly is a diminutive of Alison. One English interpretation is “the son of a noble.” Aly is a variant of Ali. One Arabic interpretation is “the great one; one who is exalted.” In English use, Aly is a diminutive of Alexandra. In Greek use, Alexandra carries the interpretation “helper and defender of mankind.”

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Where it comes from

In English use, Aly is a diminutive of Alison. An origin associated with Alison is English. Aly is a variant of Ali. An origin associated with Ali is Arabic.

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How it developed

In English usage, Aly is a diminutive of Alyssa. In English usage, Aly is a diminutive of Alexandra.

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1951. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Aly through the years

Babies since 1880: 2,197; 714 boys · 1,483 girls
Most popular year: 2016; 100 babies
2025: 54; #3,716 for girls · #6,162 for boys
2021–25 vs 2016–20: −20%; Easing

Boys Girls

Aly in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1951–2025, per million births of each sex. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

Boys, girls and both

The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 26% boys.

Boys Girls

Five-year rolling share of U.S. births. Blank stretches had too few births to read.

Where it’s given

Most at home inTexas, California

FewerMore, relative to births Not published

2025 births by state of birth. Tiles are equal-sized so small states stay visible. Highest rates: Texas (7), California (5).

By the numbers

In 2025, this name appeared in 40 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,716 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 25.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 77 in 2016. It also appeared in 14 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (7). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,854 as a first name in 2020; 2,440 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.

Aly’s family of names

In English usage, Aly is a diminutive of Alyssa. Aly has a related form in Ali. In English usage, Aly is a diminutive of Alexandra.

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Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Nicknames & forms 5

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 2

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Across languages 8

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

People named Aly

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