Girls' name · since 1880
Alys
1,359 babies named Alys in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,098 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,879 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,359
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yes -- Alys is the #4879 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,359 recorded since 1880.
Alys has 1,359 recorded births among girls since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4879 as of the latest data, more common than 72% of girls, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #6,098 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,879 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,359 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alys ranks #6,098 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,879 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,359 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #6,098 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,879 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,359
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Alys's 1,359 recorded births place it above 91.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
How Alys compares
1,359 Top 28% higher than 72% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Alys's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Alys | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,359 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 29 | 21 | 19,840 |
Alys's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Alys splits its recorded history at 1959: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1880 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1920 peak of 29 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Alys popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1920)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Alys by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (199 births, 15% of the file).
1920s was Alys's strongest decade.
199 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 15% of all-time use.
Alys births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 11
1880s
11 births
- 1890s 26
1890s
26 births
- 1900s 60
1900s
60 births
- 1910s
1910s
170 births
- 1920s
1920s
199 births
- 1930s
1930s
98 births
- 1940s
1940s
83 births
- 1950s
1950s
90 births
- 1960s 70
1960s
70 births
- 1970s 65
1970s
65 births
- 1980s
1980s
82 births
- 1990s 62
1990s
62 births
- 2000s
2000s
84 births
- 2010s
2010s
133 births
- 2020s
2020s
126 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 199 births (15% of all-time use).
How Alys compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Alys's total volume
Alys by state
Where Alys concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 10 | 0.7% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #3 | New York | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #5 | Texas | | 5 | 0.4% |
10 of 1,359 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Alys's data
- Alys's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (199 total births) through the 2020s (126) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Alyss (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Alys: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Alys draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.