girl's name
Allie
AL-ee
- Origin English
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 5
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 59,305
the United States
#570
2025 births
Allie means noble, and it serves three different names at once — Alice, Allison and Alexandra all shorten to it, so which one a given Allie belongs to cannot be read off the name itself.
- Allie is a name of English origin.
- Peaked in 2010, when 1,637 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 6,267 babies in the United States is given this name.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Allie over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,845 |
| 1890s | 2,588 |
| 1900s | 2,776 |
| 1910s | 4,129 |
| 1920s | 4,204 |
| 1930s | 2,326 |
| 1940s | 1,333 |
| 1950s | 768 |
| 1960s | 387 |
| 1970s | 388 |
| 1980s | 1,582 |
| 1990s | 6,013 |
| 2000s | 11,579 |
| 2010s | 12,606 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 3,848 |
What Allie means
Allie means noble, carried from Alice and Allison. It can equally shorten Alexandra, which means something entirely different, so the meaning depends on the fuller name behind it.
Where Allie comes from
Allie shortens Alice, itself from the Old French Aalis and the Germanic Adalheidis — adal, noble, joined to heid, a kind or sort, so noble in kind. Allison is a medieval French diminutive of the same name, not a compound of Alice and son. Alexandra, the Greek defender of men, also shortens to Allie, which is why the short form covers unrelated roots. Our data marks about 95 percent of recorded births female.
Allie in use
Allie peaked in the United States in 2010, when 1,637 babies were registered, and is falling in our data. It charts in all seven markets we track — 279th in Ireland on 15 births, 370th in Northern Ireland, 401st in Scotland on 8, 570th in the United States on 529, 712th in Canada, 2186th in England and Wales on 13 and 6062nd in France on 5 — across 59,305 lifetime births. Ireland ranks it highest by a wide margin.
How popular is Allie?
In 2025, Allie was given to 529 babies in the United States, ranking #570 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Allie is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Allie
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Allie also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Allie over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Allie in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Allie
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Allie — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Allie
What does the name Allie mean?
Noble, through Alice and the Germanic adal — though it can also shorten Alexandra.
Is Allison made from Alice and son?
No. It is a medieval French diminutive of Alice.
Which name is Allie short for?
Alice, Allison or Alexandra. The short form cannot tell you which.
Where is Allie most used?
Ireland at 279th, well ahead of the United States at 570th.
How popular is the name Allie?
In 2025, Allie was given to 529 babies in the United States, ranking #570 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Allie a girl's or a boy's name?
Allie is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Allie?
Allie has 2 syllables.
When was Allie most popular?
Allie peaked in 2010, when 1,637 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Allie a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Allie currently ranks #279 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.