Ali

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Ali is a common unisex given name and surname of multiple origins.

From Wikipedia

Ali first appears in the data in 1997 and has been recorded in 27 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2025 with 265 babies (rank #73 that year). In 2025 it was given to 265 boys (rank #73). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Ali

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Ali yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

4Destiny numberThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
3PersonalityThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

4,319

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

265

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Also a character in

In Squid Game: Ali Abdul — Player 199

Famous people named Ali

Ali Khameneicleric · b. 1939
Alī ibn Abī Ṭālibmufassir · b. 599
Ali Abdullah Salehpolitician · b. 1947
Ali Bongo Ondimbadiplomat · b. 1959
Ali-Shir Nava'iphilosopher · b. 1441

More popular boys' names

Names ranked near Ali in 2025

Other boys' names starting with A

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1997	85	#99
2000	107	#94
2001	96	#96
2002	113	#93
2003	118	#96
2004	106	#97
2005	125	#93
2006	109	#90
2007	128	#77
2008	121	#92
2009	139	#92
2010	110	#101
2011	144	#93
2012	137	#90
2013	220	#79
2014	242	#75
2015	201	#112
2016	226	#120
2017	260	#82
2018	240	#84
2019	212	#96
2020	226	#84
2021	142	#89
2022	119	#98
2023	87	#110
2024	238	#81
2025	265	#73