Girl’s name · English, Germanic

Allie

How to say it: AL-ee · /ˈæli/

Diminutive of Alice or Alexandra; from Germanic 'adal' meaning 'noble'. Used as an independent given name.

Allie was the 485th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 529 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 1880s, its births are down about 61% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #681 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures

#485for girls in 2025
1 in 5,373US babies
529born in 2025
#681projected for 2030
1880sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Allie
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#485
Babies born in 2025529
Share of births1 in 5,373
Peak decade1880s
Change over 10 years−61%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#681
In France, 2025#1,359 among girls’ names, 5 births

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Nearly vanished through the 1960s, Allie later returned. Its 1880s peak remains distant and it now stands well below that height with slipping ahead.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 1,209 per million births, 1880s.

What goes with it

Gentle and soft with a light lilt. Ellie shares its style and Millie pairs well too.

Nicknames

  • Al

Other spellings

Honouring a Allie in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Allie is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, French, German.

In France: #1,359 for girls in 2025.

Ireland: #273.

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