Allie
Allie is a unisex given name, a nickname and, more rarely a surname. It is a diminutive form of several names beginning with Al-. It may refer to:
- English
Meaning & Origin of Allie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Allie is a unisex given name, a nickname and, more rarely a surname. It is a diminutive form of several names beginning with Al-. It may refer to:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Allie
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Allie as a girl name dates back to 1880, when 105 babies received it. 2010 was its biggest year on record, with 1,637 newborns named Allie — #189 in the national rankings. About 23% of every Allie on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Allie ranks #590 for girls with 514 births, falling sharply (-32%). All told, over 54K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Allie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1880, with 31 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1923: 81 births, good for #725 nationwide. About 20% of every Allie on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Allie last appeared in the published SSA data in 2015, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 3K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Allie
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Allie. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Ada
- Addie
- Addy
- Adelaide
- Alease
- Alecia
- Aleesha
- Alesha
- Alesia
- Alex
- Alexa
- Alexandra
- Alexandrea
- Alexandria
- Alexandrina
- Ali
- Alice
- Alicia
- Alise
- Alisha
- Alishia
- Alisia
- Alison
- Alissa
- Alisson
- Alisya
- Allison
- Allissa
- Ally
- Allycia
- Allyson
- Alyce
- Alycia
- Alys
- Alysa
- Alyse
- Alysha
- Alysia
- Alyson
- Alyssa
- Alyssia
- Della
- Elicia
- Elisha
- Heidi
- Lecia
- Lesia
- Lexa
- Lexi
- Lexie
- Lexine
- Lexy
- Lisha
- Lyssa
- Sandie
- Sandy
- Zandra
Names that sound like Allie
Phonetically similar names — useful when Allie is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Allie
Allie is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 54K births in the dataset. Allie's peak popularity came in 2010 when it ranked #134. Use the chart and map above to compare Allie'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.