Alys

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Alys is a feminine given name.

From Wikipedia

Alys first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2013 with 100 babies (rank #426 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Alys

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Alys yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

3Destiny numberThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
8Soul urgeThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
4PersonalityThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,175

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

100

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Share your Alys story

Why did you choose this name — or what does it mean to you? Approved stories appear on this page.

More popular girls' names

Other girls' names starting with A

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	49	#519
1997	44	#586
1998	58	#486
1999	45	#591
2000	53	#527
2001	46	#584
2002	42	#644
2003	52	#569
2004	38	#736
2005	34	#826
2006	43	#718
2007	34	#900
2008	41	#818
2009	53	#689
2010	59	#644
2011	68	#595
2012	62	#664
2013	100	#426
2014	84	#503
2015	72	#587
2016	98	#447