# 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:

## Given name
### Female

* Ally Acker (born 1954), American filmmaker
* Ally Anderson (born 1996), Australian rules footballer
* Ally Angula (born 1979), Namibian accountant, business executive, and politician
* 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 Cook (born 2000), American soccer player
* 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 Langdon, Australian television presenter, journalist, reporter, and author
* Ally Lemos (born 2004), American professional soccer player
* 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 Mac Tyana, French actress and model
* Ally Mack (born 1982), American actress
* Ally McDonald (born 1992), American professional golfer
* Ally McTavish, Australian actress, writer, and producer
* Ally Morphett (born 2003), Australian rules footballer
* Ally Musika (born 1979), American writer
* Ally Pankiw (born 1986), Canadian television writer and director
* Ally Prisock (born 1997), American soccer player
* Ally Ryan, American singer-songwriter
* Ally Seifried, American politician
* Ally Sentnor (born 2004), American professional soccer player
* Ally Simpson (born 2000), American ice hockey player
* Ally Sheedy (born 1962), American actress
* Ally Schlegel (born 2000), American professional soccer player
* 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 Wilson (born 1994), Australian professional basketball player
* 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.