Aly
Boy · a-LEE · Arabic
Aly is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “high, exalted”. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies) and 3,711th for girls in the US (40 babies).
What does Aly mean?
Arabic: spelling of Ali
“high, exalted”
Ali ibn Abi Talib, cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad, was the fourth caliph and first Shia imam.
- Say it
- a-LEE
Meaning borrowed from Ali. More on Wiktionary.
Is Aly a girl's or a boy's name?
Aly is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK and 40 girls and 14 boys in the US.
How popular is Aly in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,301among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 150% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Aly, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 1998, with 6 boys.
Half of all the boys named Aly in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 543 boys in the UK were given Aly or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #118, up from #4,301 for this spelling alone.
- Ali 539
- Aly 4
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Aly in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 6 | #3,335 |
| 2023 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 2022 | 1 | #6,413 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 1 | #6,258 |
| 2018 | 5 | #3,596 |
| 2017 | 5 | #3,608 |
| 2016 | 1 | #6,416 |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 5 | #3,529 |
| 2013 | 1 | #6,198 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,167 |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 6 | #1,932 |
| 1997 | 1 | #3,857 |
How popular is Aly in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,711among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 40about 1 in 40,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 29% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 40 girls in the US were named Aly, making it the 3,711th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,179th. Its busiest year was 2016, with 77 girls. It first appears in the records in 1977. 14 boys were also named Aly in 2025 (6,140th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Aly in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 89 girls in the US were given Aly or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,840, up from #3,711 for this spelling alone.
Girls were 53% of the babies named Aly in the US in 1995, and 74% in 2025.
Aly in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 40 | #3,711 |
| 2024 | 38 | #3,892 |
| 2023 | 39 | #3,831 |
| 2022 | 58 | #2,894 |
| 2021 | 51 | #3,157 |
| 2020 | 49 | #3,179 |
| 2019 | 62 | #2,729 |
| 2018 | 54 | #3,003 |
| 2017 | 61 | #2,779 |
| 2016 | 77 | #2,412 |
| 2015 | 70 | #2,555 |
| 2014 | 57 | #2,967 |
| 2013 | 60 | #2,836 |
| 2012 | 66 | #2,679 |
| 2011 | 59 | #2,908 |
| 2010 | 56 | #3,009 |
| 2009 | 50 | #3,297 |
| 2008 | 75 | #2,511 |
| 2007 | 56 | #3,096 |
| 2006 | 68 | #2,631 |
| 2005 | 57 | #2,861 |
| 2004 | 31 | #4,383 |
| 2003 | 25 | #4,938 |
| 2002 | 13 | #7,810 |
| 2001 | 16 | #6,614 |
| 2000 | 22 | #5,146 |
| 1999 | 20 | #5,213 |
| 1998 | 17 | #5,794 |
| 1997 | 14 | #6,478 |
| 1996 | 7 | #10,562 |
| 1995 | 16 | #5,672 |
| 1994 | 11 | #7,598 |
| 1993 | 12 | #7,031 |
| 1992 | 10 | #8,057 |
| 1991 | 9 | #8,580 |
| 1990 | 7 | #10,187 |
| 1989 | 10 | #7,443 |
| 1988 | 8 | #8,386 |
| 1987 | 9 | #7,348 |
| 1986 | 7 | #8,518 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 5 | #10,409 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 5 | #9,748 |
| 1977 | 6 | #8,442 |
Names like Aly
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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