Gender
Origin
- Arabic
- Noble, Sublime
Greatest; a variant of Allah, the Supreme Being in the Muslim faith; feminine form of same name
Syllables
2
Themes
- Exotic
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Ali
Pronunciation
a-li
Famous People
Actress Ali McGraw
Celebrity Babies
Daughter of Robert Plant, Daughter of Ruth Pointer
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #300, 1,124 births); most recent 2025 (rank #306, 1,116 births)
- Girls: peak in 2011 (rank #712, 388 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3459, 44 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,116 | 44 |
| 2024 | 1,061 | 70 |
| 2023 | 1,066 | 74 |
| 2022 | 1,124 | 88 |
| 2021 | 958 | 103 |
| 2020 | 1,016 | 92 |
| 2019 | 1,069 | 129 |
| 2018 | 1,093 | 110 |
| 2017 | 1,116 | 117 |
| 2016 | 1,087 | 153 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #103, 502 births)
- Girls: peak in 2014 (rank #4678, 4 births); most recent 2024 (rank #5890, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 502 | – |
| 2024 | 500 | 3 |
| 2023 | 416 | – |
| 2022 | 384 | – |
| 2021 | 399 | – |
| 2020 | 396 | – |
| 2019 | 444 | – |
| 2018 | 428 | – |
| 2017 | 453 | – |
| 2016 | 452 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #89, 822 births); most recent 2023 (rank #84, 814 births)
- Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #3214, 7 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 814 | 7 |
| 2022 | 822 | 7 |
| 2021 | 788 | 3 |
| 2020 | 762 | 4 |
| 2019 | 755 | 3 |
| 2018 | 788 | – |
| 2017 | 792 | – |
| 2016 | 774 | – |
| 2015 | 635 | – |
| 2014 | 642 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #188, 25 births)
- Girls: peak in 2008 (rank #126, 51 births); most recent 2025 (rank #473, 7 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 | 7 |
| 2024 | 18 | 10 |
| 2023 | 15 | 5 |
| 2022 | 20 | 9 |
| 2021 | 12 | 19 |
| 2020 | 12 | 15 |
| 2019 | 19 | 16 |
| 2018 | 10 | 7 |
| 2017 | 19 | 17 |
| 2016 | 20 | 18 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #132, 34 births)
- Girls: peak in 2010 (rank #666, 4 births); most recent 2011 (rank #810, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 34 | – |
| 2024 | 23 | – |
| 2023 | 16 | – |
| 2022 | 18 | – |
| 2021 | 17 | – |
| 2020 | 21 | – |
| 2019 | 18 | – |
| 2018 | 15 | – |
| 2017 | 28 | – |
| 2016 | 16 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Northern Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #249, 7 births); most recent 2025 (rank #395, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | 7 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)
Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 2018 (rank #210, 20 births); most recent 2023 (rank #203, 17 births)
- Girls: peak in 1989 (rank #390, 8 births); most recent 2012 (rank #478, 7 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 17 | – |
| 2022 | 18 | – |
| 2021 | 11 | – |
| 2020 | 14 | – |
| 2019 | 12 | – |
| 2018 | 20 | – |
| 2017 | 14 | – |
| 2016 | 17 | – |
| 2015 | 16 | – |
| 2014 | 17 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence