Ally (name)

Ally is a unisex given name, nickname and/or surname. It is a variant of Allie and Ali. It is used as a diminutive nickname for the given names Alison, Alexandra or Alyssa (feminine) or Alexander, Alister, or Alan (masculine). Notable people with the name include:

Female

 * Ally Acker (born 1954), American filmmaker
 * Ally Anderson (born 1996), Australian rules footballer
 * Ally Baker (born 1986), American tennis player
 * Ally Blake, Australian writer
 * Ally Brooke (born 1993), American singer
 * Ally Carda (born 1993), American softball player
 * Ally Carter (born 1974), American author of young adult and adult fiction
 * Ally Condie (born 1971), American author
 * Ally Ewing (born 1992), American professional golfer
 * Ally Fowler (born 1961), Australian actress in 1980s soap operas
 * Ally Green (born 1998), Australian soccer player
 * Ally Haran (born 1996), Canadian-American soccer player
 * Ally Ioannides (born 1998), American actress
 * Ally Kennen (born 1975), British author
 * Ally Kuylaars (born 1971), South African cricketer
 * Ally Love, American sports host
 * Ally Lundström (born 1935), Swedish figure skater
 * Ally Maki (born 1986), American actress
 * Ally Malott (born 1992), American basketball player
 * Ally Marquand (born 1981), American soccer player
 * Ally McDonald (born 1992), American professional golfer
 * Ally Musika (born 1979), American writer
 * Ally Prisock (born 1997), American soccer player
 * Ally Ryan, American singer-songwriter
 * Ally Seifried, American politician
 * Ally Sheedy (born 1962), American actress
 * Ally Stacher (born 1987), American professional racing cyclist
 * Ally Venable (born 1999), American guitar player
 * Ally Walker (born 1961), American actress
 * Ally Watt (born 1997), American soccer player
 * Ally Wilkes, English author
 * Ally Wollaston (born 2001), New Zealand cyclist

Male

 * Ally Gallacher (1909–1964), Scottish football manager
 * Ally Law (born 1997), English YouTuber and urban explorer
 * Ally McCoist (born 1962), Scottish former footballer and manager
 * Ally MacLeod (1931–2004), Scottish former footballer and manager
 * Ally Maxwell (born 1965), Scottish football coach and former professional footballer
 * Ally Shewan (born 1940), Scottish footballer
 * Ally Taylor (born 2001), Scottish footballer

Surname

 * Aziza Sleyum Ally, Member of Parliament in the National Assembly of Tanzania
 * Carl Ally (1924–1999), American advertising executive who founded Ally & Gargano
 * Haji Ally (born 1968), Tanzanian boxer
 * Tony Ally (born 1973), British diver

Fictional characters

 * Ally Dawson, one of the two main characters in the television series Austin & Ally
 * Ally McBeal, the titular character in the television series Ally McBeal
 * Ally, a character in the Puyo Puyo series.