Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 1920

Alys

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #4,885 Trend ↑ Rising 150%
Rank 2025
#4,885
among girls · ↑276 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
27
named Alys · +8% vs 2024
How common
1 in 59,528
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1920
29 babies
All-time total
1,359
#6,100 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Alys popularity over time

1,359 babies have been named Alys since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.020.040.060.0818801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1880Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s 11 1 – #840
1890s 26 3 +136% #1,103
1900s 60 6 +131% #1,006
1910s 170 17 +183% #998
1920s 199 20 +17% #1,512
1930s 98 10 -51% #2,369
1940s 83 8 -15% #2,294
1950s 90 9 +8% #2,940
1960s 70 7 -22% #4,502
1970s 65 7 -7% #4,765
1980s 82 8 +26% #4,848
1990s 62 6 -24% #6,603
2000s 84 8 +35% #7,920
2010s 133 13 +58% #6,823
2020s (to 2025) 126 21 +58% #4,664

Where Alys is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 31 0.02 outside top 500
2027 34 0.02 outside top 500
2028 38 0.02 outside top 500
2029 41 0.03 outside top 500
2030 44 0.03 outside top 500

The story of Alys

Alys is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,885 in 2025 with 27 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 1,359 American babies have been named Alys. Its peak came in 1920, when 29 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1920s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Alys stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Alys?

The median living Alys is about 32 years old; half are between 11 and 60. An estimated 800 people named Alys are alive in the United States today.

median 32 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Alys year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 27 #4,885
2024 25 #5,161
2023 29 #4,664
2022 14 #7,656
2021 20 #5,967
2020 11 #8,985
2019 9 #10,535
2018 14 #7,785
2017 17 #6,823
2016 7 #12,978
2015 16 #7,292
2014 15 #7,668
2013 9 #11,073
2012 18 #6,890
2011 17 #7,137
2010 11 #9,830
2009 9 #11,515
2008 9 #11,660
2007 9 #11,681
2006 7 #13,686
2005 14 #7,920
2004 10 #9,935
2003 – –
2002 10 #9,517
2001 6 #13,601
2000 10 #9,198
1995 5 #13,496
1990 6 #11,461
1985 8 #7,583
1980 5 #10,436
1975 12 #4,864
1970 11 #4,765
1965 9 #4,504
1960 6 #5,717
1955 5 #5,850
1950 7 #4,336
1945 5 #4,580
1940 12 #2,426
1935 – –
1930 13 #2,427
1925 13 #2,623
1920 29 #1,512
1915 19 #1,743
1910 19 #998
1905 – –
1900 7 #1,569
1895 – –
1890 7 #1,103
1885 – –
1880 5 #840

Famous people named Alys

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Alys of France, Countess of Vexin Countess of Vexin 1160–1220 · Medieval

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Alys, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Alys?

The median living Alys is about 32 years old. Half of all living Alyss are between 11 and 60 years old.

How many people named Alys are alive today?

An estimated 800 people named Alys are alive in the United States, based on 1,359 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Alys in 2025?

Alys ranked #4,885 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 27 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Alys?

1,359 babies have been named Alys in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Alys most popular?

Alys peaked in 1920, when 29 newborns received the name.

Is Alys a boy or girl name?

Alys is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Alys rising or falling?

Alys is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Alys become more popular?

Alys is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 44 girls named Alys in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Alys?

Well-known people named Alys include Alys of France, Countess of Vexin (politician).

Names like Alys

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