Ali
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Ali
This is one of the ninety-nine attributes of Allah, deemed by Muhammad to be a recommended name for a male child. In this country, it's been primarily associated with boxing immortal Muhammad Ali, known as "the greatest." But Ali is also one of the most popular unisex names for both boys and girls.
Ali for girls#3463 US
One of the sweet simple unisex names balanced enough to stand on its own.
Ali can either be used as a shortening of Al- beginning names. For example, comedian Ali Wong is an Alexandra.
Ali is also an Arabic name in its own right. It is one of the ninety-nine attributes of Allah, deemed by Muhammad to be a recommended name for a male child.
Pronounced AHL-ee.
As of October 2026, Ali ranked #306 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #300 in 2022, Nameberry popularity #891.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #334 | 1,010 | #1,068 | 240 |
| 2015 | #325 | 1,061 | #1,279 | 190 |
| 2016 | #322 | 1,087 | #1,492 | 153 |
| 2017 | #310 | 1,116 | #1,779 | 117 |
| 2018 | #310 | 1,093 | #1,839 | 110 |
| 2019 | #314 | 1,069 | #1,640 | 129 |
| 2020 | #324 | 1,016 | #2,019 | 92 |
| 2021 | #339 | 958 | #1,910 | 103 |
| 2022 | #300 | 1,124 | #2,157 | 88 |
| 2023 | #311 | 1,066 | #2,415 | 74 |
| 2024 | #323 | 1,061 | #2,524 | 70 |
| 2025 | #306 | 1,116 | #3,463 | 44 |
World rankings
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Ali on lists
Famous Alis
- Ali VelshiBoy
Canadian TV journalist
- AliBoy
cousin and son,in,law of the Prophet Muhammad
- Ali Hosseini KhameneiBoy
2nd Supreme Leader of Iran
- Ali JonesBoy
American rapper
- Ali Shaheed MuhammadBoy
American rapper of A Tribe Called Quest
- Ali BoulalaBoy
Swedish pro skateboarder
- Ali BoualiBoy
Dutch rapper
- Alexander "Ali" MarpetBoy
American NFL player
- AliBoy
A, stage name of Alastair Aiken, British YouTuber
- Ali ShahalomBoy
British YouTuber and comedian
- Ali BongoBoy
stage name of William Oliver Wallace, English comedy magician
- Ali BBoy
stage name of Alistair Bennett, British DJ
- Ali Mohammad ZafarBoy
Pakistani singer,songwriter, model, actor, and painter
- Big AliBoy
American rapper
- Muhammad AliBoy
American boxer
- Brother AliBoy
stage name of Jason "Ali" Douglas Newman, American Rapper
- Mahershala Ali (Gilmore)Boy
American actor
- Elizabeth Alice "Ali" MacGrawGirl
American actress
- Alexandra "Ali" WongGirl
American actress/comedian
- Ali Germaine LandryGirl
American model/actress
- Alison Elizabeth "Ali" LarterGirl
American actress
- Alexandra Blaire "Ali" KriegerGirl
American soccer player
- Aliana Taylor "Ali" LohanGirl
American model and sister of actress Lindsay Lohan
- Alison "Ali" HewsonGirl
Irish wife of singer Bono of U2
- Alexandra Nicole "Ali" MichaelGirl
American fashion model
- Alexis "Ali" WallaceGirl
American beauty queen; Miss Oregon 2015
- Alexandra Lowe "Ali" RileyGirl
New Zealand footballer
- AliGirl
stage name of Cho Yong,jin, South Korean pop singer
- AliGirl
Canadian YouTuber of channel girloftheyearstudios
- Ali Weinberg (b. 1987)Girl
daughter of drummer Max Weinberg of the E Street Band
- Aliannah Hope 'Ali' Simms (b. 2009)Girl
daughter of reality TV personalities Leah Messer and Corey Simms ("Teen Mom 2"); twin of sister Aleeah Grace
- Ali El Mechri (b. 2013)Girl
daughter of actress Virginie Efira and director Mabrouk El Mechri
Ali in pop culture
- Ali BabaBoy
main character in "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves"
- Ali G aka Alistair Leslie GrahamBoy
character created by comedian Sacha Baron Cohen
- Sherif Ali ibn el KharishBoy
character in "Lawrence of Arabia"
- Prince Ali AbabwaBoy
Aladdin's alias in the animated Disney movie "Aladdin"
- Ali AlBoy
Saachez, character in the anime "Gundam 00"
- Alison Lauren "Ali" DiLaurentisGirl
character in the Pretty Little Liars series
- Ali DevonGirl
character from TV's "Call Me Fitz"