NameTides

Alys

Alys was the #4,878 girls' name in the US in 2025 (27 babies), and #490 in England & Wales.

Alys as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Alys as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesUS
Alys as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#4,878 (27)#490 (81)———
2024#5,148 (25)#610 (64)———
2023#4,655 (29)#528 (74)———
2022#7,631 (14)#562 (69)——#2,553 (7)
2021#5,955 (20)#449 (97)——#2,021 (10)
2020#8,953 (11)#486 (83)——#1,758 (12)
2019#10,473 (9)#475 (87)#650 (4)#716 (4)#2,374 (8)
2018#7,762 (14)#497 (86)——#1,996 (10)
2017#6,808 (17)#541 (80)——#1,123 (22)
2016#12,876 (7)#447 (98)——#1,191 (21)
2015#7,266 (16)#585 (72)——#1,202 (20)
2014#7,636 (15)#503 (84)——#917 (29)
2013#11,000 (9)#426 (100)——#950 (28)
2012#6,872 (18)#663 (62)——#1,055 (24)
2011#7,118 (17)#594 (68)——#1,081 (23)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1880 at #836.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.
  • A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.

How common is it?

about 1 in 59,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 59,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 3,100uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Alys is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 51,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 31,000 to 1 in 81,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Alys by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: #2,151FL
Alys (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
AlysCanadaGirls—too few
AlysEngland & WalesGirls#49081
AlysIrelandGirls—too few
AlysNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
AlysScotlandGirls—too few
AlysUSGirls#4,87827