Alys is a girl's name of Irish and Celtic origin meaning “noble and character.” In 2024 it was given to 25 girls in the United States.
Alys belongs to the Irish & Celtic tradition. Its meaning — “noble and character” — is the sense carried by its Irish and Celtic roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Alys first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #840 in 1880, and in 2024 25 babies received the name — 1,332 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Alys means “noble and character” in its Irish and Celtic roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Alys is a girl name. In 2024, 25 babies received the name in the US.
Alys comes from the Irish & Celtic tradition.
Alys first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #840 in 1880, and 25 babies were given the name in 2024.
Alys is pronounced /ˈalɨ̞s/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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