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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

Aly

Used in both girl and boy records

Aly appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Aly by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDAly as a girl’s nameUS records 1977–2024
#3571girl rank2016peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDAly as a boy’s nameUS records 1951–2024
#5527boy rank2000peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Aly in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl201676 uses#242220161977–202038 listed years
Boy200029 uses#299120001951–202045 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.