Ali
A boys’ name of Arabic origin, meaning the exalted or noble one.
Babies a year
502
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Common
among names in use
US popularity
#306
up from #323
UK popularity
#103
502 babies · up from #106
How Ali has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #325 |
| 2016 | #322 |
| 2017 | #310 |
| 2018 | #310 |
| 2019 | #314 |
| 2020 | #324 |
| 2021 | #338 |
| 2022 | #299 |
| 2023 | #309 |
| 2024 | #323 |
| 2025 | #306 |
In 2025, 502 babies in England and Wales were named Ali. In the US, 1,225 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Ali was most common in 2005, when it went to 0.04% of American babies of that sex.
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