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Ale

AYL /eɪle/

At a glance

In short
Ale is a unisex name with various origins and pronunciations. It is also associated with variations like Alex and Alexandra.
U.S. rank 2025 (boys)
Not in the 2025 data · last seen 2023 (#12,239)
Babies in 2023 (boys)
5 (<0.01% of boys)
As a girl name
Last recorded 2015 (#16,419)
Peak (boys)
#8,299 in 2005
First recorded
2005 (as a boy name; 2015 as a girl name)

Meaning of Ale

The name Ale is a unisex name with various origins and associations. It is pronounced differently in different languages. In Spanish and Italian, it is pronounced as ah-LEH (/aˈle/), while in Polish it is pronounced as AH-leh (/aˈlə/). The Czech pronunciation is AH-leh (/aːlɛ/) and in Russian and Ukrainian, it is pronounced as ah-LYEH (/aˈlje/). In English, the pronunciation of Ale is AYL (/eɪle/). Variations of the name include Alex and Alexandra. In terms of popularity, the name Ale was given to 5 newborns in the United States of America in 2018, ranking at 12141. In 2005, it was given to 8 newborns and ranked at 8297.

How to pronounce Ale

English

Spanish, Italian

Polish

Czech

Russian, Ukrainian

Popularity of Ale in the U.S.

Ale was last recorded in the U.S. in 2023, ranked #12,239 with 5 babies. It peaked at #8,299 in 2005. It first appears in the records in 2005. As a girl name it was last recorded in 2015, at #16,419.

Bar and line chart: Ale in the U.S., 2005–2023. Bars: boys given the name each year, most 8 in 2005 and 5 in 2023. Line: rank among boy names, peak #8,299 in 2005, #12,239 in 2023.
  • Boys named Ale (left scale)
  • Rank among U.S. boy names (right scale, #1 at the top)
By year, 2005–2023. Source: SSA. Download: PNG · SVG
Boys year by year, 2005⁠–⁠2023 3 rows
YearBabiesRankvs previous year
2023512,239back
2018512,156back
200588,299new
Girls year by year, 2015 1 row
YearBabiesRankvs previous year
2015516,419new

Notable people named Ale

  • Alexandre Egea, known as Ale, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for America Mineiro.
  • Ale Vanzella is a Brazilian musician from Guapore, Rio Grande do Sul, known for blending bossa nova with indie rock.
  • Ale Abreu is a Brazilian filmmaker best known for his Oscar-nominated animated film Boy and the World.
  • Alê Falcone — Alexey Fernandes Falcone is a Brazilian futsal goalkeeper who plays for Giti Pasand.
  • Alexandre Luiz Fernandes, known as Ale, is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.