Ali

Ali

Primarily a boy's name · Unisex — 14% girls / 86% boys

Origin: Arabic

Meaning

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

From Wikipedia

Ali first appears in the data in 1942 and has been recorded in 61 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2000 with 133 babies (rank #159 that year). It was not in the 2017 data. 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.

4,274

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

133

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1942	1	#46
1945	1	#126
1950	1	#2
1955	1	#743
1956	1	#798
1958	1	#868
1959	1	#843
1960	1	#908
1961	1	#891
1962	1	#949
1963	1	#955
1964	1	#946
1965	1	#988
1966	2	#875
1967	2	#903
1968	2	#930
1970	7	#702
1971	9	#656
1972	21	#418
1973	16	#476
1974	16	#478
1975	34	#320
1976	31	#339
1977	44	#277
1978	49	#260
1979	66	#218
1980	85	#193
1981	80	#200
1982	81	#190
1983	69	#212
1984	66	#224
1985	87	#181
1986	74	#212
1987	88	#193
1988	101	#174
1989	111	#165
1990	97	#189
1991	87	#208
1992	119	#167
1993	86	#219
1994	109	#185
1995	96	#194
1996	105	#183
1997	111	#172
1998	128	#162
1999	109	#182
2000	133	#159
2001	113	#178
2002	113	#175
2003	90	#206
2004	100	#185
2005	117	#156
2006	109	#160
2007	111	#153
2008	79	#206
2009	86	#180
2010	82	#184
2011	112	#137
2012	92	#158
2013	68	#202
2014	83	#158

Year

Babies

Rank

1942

#46

1945

#126

1950

1955

#743

1956

#798

1958

#868

1959

#843

1960

#908

1961

#891

1962

#949

1963

#955

1964

#946

1965

#988

1966

#875

1967

#903

1968

#930

1970

#702

1971

#656

1972

#418

1973

#476

1974

#478

1975

#320

1976

#339

1977

#277

1978

#260

1979

#218

1980

#193

1981

#200

1982

#190

1983

#212

1984

#224

1985

#181

1986

#212

1987

#193

1988

101

#174

1989

111

#165

1990

#189

1991

#208

1992

119

#167

1993

#219

1994

109

#185

1995

#194

1996

105

#183

1997

111

#172

1998

128

#162

1999

109

#182

2000

133

#159

2001

113

#178

2002

113

#175

2003

#206

2004

100

#185

2005

117

#156

2006

109

#160

2007

111

#153

2008

#206

2009

#180

2010

#184

2011

112

#137

2012

#158

2013

#202

2014

#158

Meaning

Numerology of Ali

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Famous people named Ali

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Year-by-Year Detail