Girls' name · peaked in 1889
Allie name popularity since 1925
42,650 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Allie (96.3% girls, 3.7% boys). Half of them were born in 2006 or earlier, so the typical Allie is about 20 years old in 2026. Allie peaked in 1889 as the #145 name for girls, and it ranked #569 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 42,650
- Named Allie, 1925–2025
- Peak year
- 1889
- #145 for girls that year
- In 2025
- #569
- for girls in 2025 (529 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 96.3% girls
- 41,079 girls · 1,571 boys
- Most popular in
- Mississippi
- 2.65× its national share
Peak year is the year Allie made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Allie births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year on this chart was 2010. Measured as a share of all babies, Allie peaked earlier, in 1889.
- Steepest fall: Between 1939 and 1944, Allie's share of baby girls fell by 40%, from 1 in 7,720 to 1 in 12,900.
- Fastest rise: Between 1985 and 1990, it became 2.7× more common, from 1 in 12,900 baby girls to 1 in 4,730.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Allie's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Allie.
Decade by decade
Babies named Allie in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 1,541 | 279 | – |
| 1930s | 1,956 | 370 | #446 |
| 1940s | 1,054 | 279 | #901 |
| 1950s | 543 | 225 | #1,229 |
| 1960s | 237 | 150 | #3,551 |
| 1970s | 302 | 86 | #2,517 |
| 1980s | 1,514 | 68 | #1,091 |
| 1990s | 5,955 | 58 | #451 |
| 2000s | 11,539 | 40 | #255 |
| 2010s | 12,590 | 16 | #255 |
| 2020–25 | 3,848 | 0 | #569 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
44.2% of babies named Allie from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Allie is most popular
The index compares Allie's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Allie.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | 2.65× | 1,252 |
| Utah | 2.57× | 854 |
| Tennessee | 2.56× | 2,103 |
| Louisiana | 2.50× | 1,750 |
| Arkansas | 2.38× | 952 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Allie and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Allie (this page) | 41,079 | 1889 |
| Ally | 10,230 | 1998 |
| Alli | 3,794 | 2011 |
| Aly | 1,483 | 2016 |
| Allee | 1,153 | 2006 |
| Alley | 1,072 | 2006 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Allie's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Allie.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Allie (1889).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data