Unisex name · since 1991

Rally

Rally has 101 recorded births since 1991 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#17,381 of 45,481
all-time among boys
101
born since 1991
2010s
peak decade

Rally sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 101 recorded since 1991.

Rally has 101 recorded births among boys since 1991, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2021.

  • #17,381 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 101 born since 1991
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rally ranks #17,381 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 101 born since 1991, peaking in the 2010s.

#17,381 of 45,481
all-time among boys
101
born since 1991
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Rally's 101 recorded births place it above 61.75% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Rally's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Rally's SSA record in two at 2014 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1991, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2014 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Rally popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2021

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2014)
15
Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
05101520 19912002200920132015201720202021 5

Rally popularity over time - girls

24 total births recorded since 2015 (Rally as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 24 births
4.555.566.577.5 2015201720242025 7

Rally by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (61 births, 60% of the file).

2010s was Rally's strongest decade.

61 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.

Rally births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 61 births (60% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rally? ▼
Rally has been given to 101 babies in the U.S. since 1991, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #17,381 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2021. 15 babies were born in 2014, its single highest year.
Where does Rally sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rally ranks #17,381 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Rally most popular? ▼
Rally was most popular in the 2010s decade with 61 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
Is Rally a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Rally is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 101 births, and as a girl's name it has 24 births.
How long has the name Rally been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Rally since 1991 -- 31 years through the most recent 2021 data.
What names are similar to Rally? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ralph, Raleigh, Ralston, Ralphael, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Rally's data

  • Rally's decade-level peak was the 2010s (61 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Rally

Nearby Names Like Rally

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Rally

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Ralston Boy
#9759 931 births
Ralphael Boy
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Ralf Boy
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Rally: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1991–2021 (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 Rally 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.