Sali
A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 3 babies a year in England and Wales.
Sali by the numbers
In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Sali.
Its American peak was 7 babies in 1951, making it a 1950s name.
What we can tell you about Sali
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Sali. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Samiexalted; elevated168 in England and Wales (2025)
- Sailord; a form of sayi27 in England and Wales (2025)
- Salimsafe or peaceful17 in England and Wales (2025)
- Salihrighteous or virtuous13 in England and Wales (2025)
- Sakisake; rice wine; bloom8 in the US (2017)
- Safipure, chosen5 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Sali
Names that are said the same way as Sali, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Names about as common as Sali
Nobody has voted for Sali yet
Vote for Sali and put it up against all the other baby names
Vote for Sali