Alley Girl
How popular is Alley?
#10,913 girl name in 2025
8 baby girls were named Alley in the US in 2025, making it the 10913th most popular girl name.
1,062living people named Alley (est.)
20median age of people named Alley
1,120babies named Alley since 1880
1 in 414,418US babies born in 2025
Alley popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #10,913 for girls (▼ 1972 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 8 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-68% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #5,286 in 2015, #6,079 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2006 (66 girls) |
| Highest rank | #2,701 in 2006 |
| First recorded | 1915 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Alley counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Allie family of names ranked #373 for girls in 2025 (#358 the year before), with 849 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Allie | 529 | 62% |
| Ally | 88 | 10% |
| Aly | 40 | 5% |
| Ailee | 27 | 3% |
| Alli | 18 | 2% |
| Aili | 35 | 4% |
| Ailey | 25 | 3% |
| Aylee | 24 | 3% |
| Alley | 8 | 1% |
| Allee | 9 | 1% |
| Aleigh | 5 | 1% |
| Aily | 13 | 2% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Alley by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 6 | #3,793 |
| 1980s | 21 | #6,154 |
| 1990s | 234 | #2,893 |
| 2000s | 460 | #2,701 |
| 2010s | 290 | #3,495 |
| 2020s | 67 | #6,079 |
Girl names about as popular as Alley
Questions
- Is Alley a boy or girl name?
- Alley is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Alley were girls.
- How popular is the name Alley?
- 8 baby girls were named Alley in the US in 2025, making it the 10913th most popular girl name.
- When was Alley most popular?
- Alley peaked in 2006, when 66 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,701 in 2006.
- How many people are named Alley?
- 1,120 babies have been named Alley in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,062 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 20.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.