Allie

Attested across 18 languages in the etymology graph.

Names that people choosing a name often weigh against Allie, most often first. They share a style rather than an origin.

• Lexi
• Cassie
• Becca
• Becky
• Betsy
• Carrie
• Lexie
• Betty
• Bella
• Cami
• Beth
• Dani

From the names suggested together in public name-advice forums, in English. A list of what people consider, not a measure of how common any name is.

Allie is also recorded as 4 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Spanish given name4 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Mexico, Brazil, Colombia

  Languages: Spanish, Portuguese

  Also written Allié, Âllîè

• a separate name2 spellings in the group

  Also written Allié

• French given name4 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, France, Canada, United Kingdom

  Also written Alliè, Allïe

• Italian given name3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Italy, United Kingdom, Canada

  Also written Alliè, Allié

64 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Allie is also recorded in 4 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In French, voir Alie

  as a name·Dictionnaire des noms de famille du Canada français. Anthroponymie et généalogie. 2e édition

• Pet form of pAlison. Variant: pAlly.

  as a name·A concise dictionary of first names

• English: pet form of ALISON , occasionally used as a given name in its own right. Variant: Ally .

  as a word

• In enm, The state of having marital or family relations or linkage.

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

• Allie Reynoldsb. 1917USNative American baseball player (1917–1994)
• Allie Lightb. 1935USAmerican film director and film producer
• Allie Byrneb. 1967GBBritish actress
• Allie Xb. 1985CACanadian singer
• Allie Quigleyb. 1986USAmerican basketball player
• Allie Hazeb. 1987USAmerican pornographic performer (b. 1987)
• Allie Longb. 1987USAmerican soccer player
• Allie MacDonaldb. 1988CACanadian actress
• Allie Goninob. 1990USAmerican singer, musician, songwriter, actress, and dancer
• Allie Grantb. 1994USactress

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

A formal English salutation is built on the surname, so it needs a full name — on its own, a first name only supports the informal form.

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

What are other forms of the name Allie?

In the etymology graph, Ali, Sandra and Alicia are forms of the same name in other languages; Alexina and Lexa are recorded short or pet forms; it is recorded as a short form of Alice and Alexandra.

Is Allie a male or female name?

Allie is used for both men and women, depending on the country. National registers that list names by sex disagree: United States (Census Bureau, 2020): listed as female; Denmark (Danmarks Statistik): listed as female; Finland (DVV): listed under both sexes. We don't publish a percentage split.

What does the name Allie mean, and where does it come from?

A diminutive of the female given names Alice, Alison, or Alexandra or other names beginning with Al-, from the Germanic languages or Ancient Greek. Recorded by kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations).

In which country does Allie have the most bearers?

In the United States, the national register counted about 37 thousand people named Allie, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled allie.

Where is Allie most common?

Allie is densest in the United States, where the national register counts about 1 in 8.9 thousand people carrying it.

How common is the name Allie?

In the United States, the national register counted 37,273 people named Allie in 2020, about 1 in 8.9 thousand residents.