♂♀ Name Ally
Ally is a ♀ girl name and a ♂ boy name. That makes Ally one of the gender-neutral unisex names.
Where does the name Ally come from?
The girl’s name Ally is a diminutive of several names beginning with “Al-“, e.g. Alice, Alison or Alexandra. In Scotland, it is a masculine name (a short form of Alistair).
What does the name Ally mean?
Ally means “noble natured”, “of noble type” or “noble person” (from Old High German “adal” = noble + “heit” = kind/sort/type) and “defending men”, “defender of men”, “defender of the people” or “protector of men” (from ancient Greek “aléxein/ἀλέξειν” = to defend/protect + “anēr/ἀνήρ” = man).
Pronunciation of Ally
Variants
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Ally in the Top 50 names
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | |
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| 🇦🇺 Australia | - | - | - | ✓ | ✓ |
| 🇮🇪 Ireland | ✓ | - | - | ✓ | ✓ |
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