Alys
Girl · AL-is · Germanic
Alys is a girls' name of Germanic origin, meaning “noble kind”. In 2025 it ranked 536th for girls in the UK (81 babies) and 4,877th for girls in the US (27 babies).
What does Alys mean?
Germanic: Welsh form of Alice
“noble kind”
The Welsh spelling of Alice, which comes from the Germanic name Adalheidis.
- Say it
- AL-is
Is Alys a girl's or a boy's name?
Alys is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 81 girls in the UK and 27 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Alys in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #536among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 81about 1 in 3,400 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 16% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 81 girls in the UK were named Alys, making it the 536th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 529th. Its busiest year was 2013, with 102 girls.
Half of all the girls named Alys in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2019. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2025, 1,017 girls in the UK were given Alys or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #53, up from #536 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 490th in England and Wales.
Alys in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 81 | #536 |
| 2024 | 64 | #645 |
| 2023 | 74 | #562 |
| 2022 | 71 | #596 |
| 2021 | 98 | #481 |
| 2020 | 83 | #529 |
| 2019 | 91 | #504 |
| 2018 | 88 | #532 |
| 2017 | 81 | #585 |
| 2016 | 99 | #485 |
| 2015 | 72 | #637 |
| 2014 | 85 | #558 |
| 2013 | 102 | #455 |
| 2012 | 64 | #699 |
| 2011 | 69 | #636 |
| 2010 | 60 | #682 |
| 2009 | 54 | #736 |
| 2008 | 42 | #855 |
| 2007 | 34 | #963 |
| 2006 | 43 | #787 |
| 2005 | 34 | #883 |
| 2004 | 39 | #774 |
| 2003 | 52 | #617 |
| 2002 | 45 | #661 |
| 2001 | 48 | #616 |
| 2000 | 55 | #563 |
| 1999 | 45 | #633 |
| 1998 | 59 | #533 |
| 1997 | 44 | #648 |
| 1996 | 51 | #550 |
How popular is Alys in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,877among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 27about 1 in 60,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 138% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 27 girls in the US were named Alys, making it the 4,877th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8,948th. Its busiest year was 1920, with 29 girls.
Half of all the girls named Alys in the US since 1880 were born between 1923 and 2000, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 3,661 girls in the US were given Alys or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #77, up from #4,877 for this spelling alone.
Alys in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27 | #4,877 |
| 2024 | 25 | #5,145 |
| 2023 | 29 | #4,652 |
| 2022 | 14 | #7,626 |
| 2021 | 20 | #5,951 |
| 2020 | 11 | #8,948 |
| 2019 | 9 | #10,467 |
| 2018 | 14 | #7,758 |
| 2017 | 17 | #6,804 |
| 2016 | 7 | #12,871 |
| 2015 | 16 | #7,263 |
| 2014 | 15 | #7,633 |
| 2013 | 9 | #10,995 |
| 2012 | 18 | #6,868 |
| 2011 | 17 | #7,115 |
| 2010 | 11 | #9,786 |
| 2009 | 9 | #11,454 |
| 2008 | 9 | #11,594 |
| 2007 | 9 | #11,626 |
| 2006 | 7 | #13,601 |
| 2005 | 14 | #7,886 |
| 2004 | 10 | #9,887 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 10 | #9,476 |
| 2001 | 6 | #13,514 |
| 2000 | 10 | #9,156 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 5 | #14,116 |
| 1997 | 5 | #13,719 |
| 1996 | 8 | #9,576 |
| 1995 | 5 | #13,380 |
| 1994 | 11 | #7,598 |
| 1993 | 9 | #8,712 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 13 | #6,582 |
| 1990 | 6 | #11,403 |
| 1989 | 17 | #5,043 |
| 1988 | 17 | #4,835 |
| 1987 | 9 | #7,348 |
| 1986 | 9 | #7,130 |
| 1985 | 8 | #7,560 |
| 1984 | 8 | #7,396 |
| 1983 | 9 | #6,703 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 5 | #10,390 |
| 1979 | 8 | #7,311 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 9 | #6,046 |
| 1975 | 12 | #4,852 |
| 1974 | 5 | #8,773 |
| 1973 | 7 | #6,664 |
| 1972 | 7 | #6,556 |
| 1971 | 6 | #7,386 |
| 1970 | 11 | #4,760 |
| 1969 | 7 | #5,972 |
| 1968 | 5 | #7,014 |
| 1967 | 8 | #4,981 |
| 1966 | 9 | #4,492 |
| 1965 | 9 | #4,493 |
| 1964 | 7 | #5,473 |
| 1963 | 6 | #5,890 |
| 1962 | 6 | #5,859 |
| 1961 | 7 | #5,308 |
| 1960 | 6 | #5,695 |
| 1959 | 7 | #5,030 |
| 1958 | 10 | #3,924 |
| 1957 | 6 | #5,376 |
| 1956 | 14 | #3,185 |
| 1955 | 5 | #5,826 |
| 1954 | 11 | #3,489 |
| 1953 | 8 | #4,225 |
| 1952 | 9 | #3,795 |
| 1951 | 13 | #2,936 |
| 1950 | 7 | #4,313 |
| 1949 | 10 | #3,392 |
| 1948 | 6 | #4,649 |
| 1947 | 7 | #4,343 |
| 1946 | 9 | #3,429 |
| 1945 | 5 | #4,554 |
| 1944 | 15 | #2,286 |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 12 | #2,665 |
| 1941 | 7 | #3,557 |
| 1940 | 12 | #2,423 |
| 1939 | 10 | #2,734 |
| 1938 | 12 | #2,447 |
| 1937 | 9 | #2,939 |
| 1936 | 9 | #2,855 |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 11 | #2,566 |
| 1933 | 11 | #2,539 |
| 1932 | 13 | #2,363 |
| 1931 | 10 | #2,748 |
| 1930 | 13 | #2,424 |
| 1929 | 14 | #2,300 |
| 1928 | 11 | #2,766 |
| 1927 | 21 | #1,884 |
| 1926 | 19 | #1,996 |
| 1925 | 13 | #2,616 |
| 1924 | 25 | #1,723 |
| 1923 | 26 | #1,637 |
| 1922 | 17 | #2,186 |
| 1921 | 24 | #1,765 |
| 1920 | 29 | #1,511 |
| 1919 | 12 | #2,639 |
| 1918 | 26 | #1,566 |
| 1917 | 24 | #1,552 |
| 1916 | 17 | #1,949 |
| 1915 | 19 | #1,738 |
| 1914 | 18 | #1,541 |
| 1913 | 17 | #1,405 |
| 1912 | 12 | #1,620 |
| 1911 | 6 | #2,191 |
| 1910 | 19 | #997 |
| 1909 | 6 | #1,957 |
| 1908 | 16 | #1,004 |
| 1907 | 6 | #1,820 |
| 1906 | 11 | #1,154 |
| 1905 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 7 | #1,440 |
| 1902 | 7 | #1,438 |
| 1901 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 7 | #1,560 |
| 1899 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 6 | #1,501 |
| 1897 | 5 | #1,554 |
| 1896 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 8 | #1,136 |
| 1893 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 7 | #1,099 |
| 1889 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 6 | #1,136 |
| 1887 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 5 | #836 |
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