Alley
Alley is a unisex given name. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Alley
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Alley is a unisex given name. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Alley
Alley first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1915, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2006, when 66 Alleys were born — ranking #2,701 that year. As of 2026, Alley ranks #9,257 for baby girls with 8 births, falling sharply (-40%). In total, more than 1K Alleys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Alley
Alley is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Alley's peak popularity came in 2006 when it ranked #2,701. Use the chart and map above to compare Alley's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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