Is Alys a boy or girl name?

Alys is a girl’s name. Of the 1,359 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Alys

Recorded 1880–2025 · United States

Alys was most popular in 1920, when 29 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,722 that year. In 2025 it ranked #8,448, with 27 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,359 people named Alys.

Alys over time

Births per year. The dot marks Alys’s peak in 1920. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Alys a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Alys is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,359 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org