Ali
#3,459 for girls in 2025, 44 births · #306 for boys in 2025, 1,116 births
Given to boys 76.6% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 2022 · 1,124 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 34,383since 1914
Ali over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #3,459 | 44 | #306 | 1,116 |
| 2024 | #2,508 | 71 | #323 | 1,066 |
| 2023 | #2,415 | 74 | #311 | 1,066 |
| 2022 | #2,156 | 88 | #301 | 1,124 |
| 2021 | #1,910 | 103 | #339 | 958 |
| 2020 | #2,005 | 93 | #324 | 1,017 |
| 2019 | #1,629 | 130 | #314 | 1,069 |
| 2018 | #1,830 | 111 | #310 | 1,094 |
| 2017 | #1,770 | 118 | #310 | 1,116 |
| 2016 | #1,485 | 154 | #322 | 1,087 |
| 2015 | #1,280 | 190 | #325 | 1,061 |
| 2014 | #1,068 | 240 | #334 | 1,011 |
| 2013 | #996 | 251 | #351 | 902 |
| 2012 | #865 | 307 | #352 | 872 |
| 2011 | #710 | 391 | #372 | 803 |
| 2010 | #724 | 387 | #357 | 850 |
| 2009 | #941 | 284 | #371 | 818 |
| 2008 | #872 | 320 | #398 | 742 |
| 2007 | #1,075 | 244 | #386 | 783 |
| 2006 | #1,060 | 241 | #359 | 827 |
| 2005 | #1,021 | 238 | #380 | 760 |
| 2004 | #865 | 284 | #379 | 726 |
| 2003 | #1,149 | 188 | #344 | 810 |
| 2002 | #1,098 | 193 | #319 | 870 |
| 2001 | #1,056 | 202 | #373 | 715 |
| 2000 | #919 | 235 | #380 | 684 |
| 1999 | #867 | 248 | #391 | 650 |
| 1998 | #797 | 269 | #394 | 622 |
| 1997 | #708 | 303 | #397 | 591 |
| 1996 | #676 | 325 | #426 | 528 |
| 1995 | #712 | 291 | #442 | 517 |
| 1994 | #675 | 314 | #460 | 478 |
| 1993 | #709 | 301 | #475 | 443 |
| 1992 | #771 | 268 | #477 | 447 |
| 1991 | #705 | 300 | #479 | 424 |
| 1990 | #688 | 308 | #472 | 440 |
| 1989 | #751 | 261 | #487 | 385 |
| 1988 | #809 | 226 | #501 | 333 |
| 1987 | #707 | 258 | #512 | 308 |
| 1986 | #661 | 280 | #525 | 286 |
| 1985 | #963 | 160 | #519 | 283 |
| 1984 | #1,103 | 125 | #529 | 263 |
| 1983 | #1,434 | 81 | #545 | 237 |
| 1982 | #1,703 | 66 | #524 | 265 |
| 1981 | #1,734 | 65 | #550 | 237 |
| 1980 | #1,657 | 69 | #545 | 249 |
| 1979 | #1,461 | 82 | #455 | 318 |
| 1978 | #1,633 | 65 | #510 | 256 |
| 1977 | #1,637 | 64 | #603 | 196 |
| 1976 | #1,482 | 70 | #577 | 198 |
| 1975 | #1,527 | 66 | #633 | 163 |
| 1974 | #1,165 | 97 | #641 | 158 |
| 1973 | #1,109 | 101 | #753 | 113 |
| 1972 | #1,111 | 100 | #732 | 118 |
| 1971 | #1,103 | 108 | #707 | 136 |
| 1970 | #2,307 | 33 | #910 | 77 |
| 1969 | #5,456 | 8 | #920 | 68 |
| 1968 | — | #1,026 | 52 | |
| 1967 | — | #1,215 | 38 | |
| 1966 | — | #1,282 | 35 | |
| 1965 | — | #1,094 | 46 | |
| 1964 | #6,009 | 6 | #1,096 | 48 |
| 1963 | — | #1,318 | 35 | |
| 1962 | — | #1,387 | 32 | |
| 1961 | — | #1,496 | 29 | |
| 1960 | #5,696 | 6 | #1,619 | 25 |
| 1959 | — | #1,588 | 25 | |
| 1958 | — | #1,896 | 18 | |
| 1957 | — | #2,093 | 15 | |
| 1956 | — | #2,091 | 15 | |
| 1955 | — | #1,902 | 17 | |
| 1954 | — | #1,706 | 20 | |
| 1953 | — | #1,958 | 16 | |
| 1952 | — | #1,856 | 17 | |
| 1951 | — | #2,662 | 9 | |
| 1950 | — | #2,019 | 14 | |
| 1949 | — | #2,802 | 8 | |
| 1948 | — | #3,668 | 5 | |
| 1947 | — | #3,370 | 6 | |
| 1946 | — | #3,525 | 5 | |
| 1945 | — | #2,743 | 7 | |
| 1944 | — | #2,195 | 11 | |
| 1943 | — | #2,732 | 8 | |
| 1942 | — | — | ||
| 1941 | — | #2,872 | 7 | |
| 1940 | — | #2,671 | 8 | |
| 1939 | — | #3,113 | 6 | |
| 1938 | — | #2,868 | 7 | |
| 1937 | — | #2,680 | 8 | |
| 1936 | — | #3,549 | 5 | |
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| 1934 | — | #3,679 | 5 | |
| 1933 | — | #3,268 | 6 | |
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| 1931 | — | #3,390 | 6 | |
| 1930 | — | #3,289 | 7 | |
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| 1928 | — | #3,697 | 6 | |
| 1927 | — | #3,451 | 7 | |
| 1926 | — | #4,201 | 5 | |
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| 1924 | — | #4,347 | 5 | |
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| 1914 | — | #3,264 | 5 | |
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The first year at least five boys were named Ali! It came in at #3,264, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1914–1926, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Ali is popular in 2018
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Michigan#88 · 1 in 356
- New York#200 · 1 in 886
- New Jersey#206 · 1 in 893
- Virginia#230 · 1 in 1,018
- Massachusetts#230 · 1 in 1,131
Best ever in a state: #50 in Michigan, 2025.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | #88 | 129 | 1 in 356 |
| New York | #200 | 108 | 1 in 886 |
| New Jersey | #206 | 45 | 1 in 893 |
| Massachusetts | #230 | 25 | 1 in 1,131 |
| Virginia | #230 | 40 | 1 in 1,018 |
| District of Columbia | #233 | 5 | 1 in 789 |
| Maine | #235 | 5 | 1 in 847 |
| Illinois | #239 | 58 | 1 in 1,029 |
| Ohio | #246 | 53 | 1 in 1,081 |
| Maryland | #287 | 20 | 1 in 1,319 |
| Pennsylvania | #288 | 40 | 1 in 1,432 |
| Nebraska | #302 | 8 | 1 in 1,176 |
| Washington | #311 | 25 | 1 in 1,380 |
| Connecticut | #323 | 8 | 1 in 1,735 |
| Tennessee | #330 | 23 | 1 in 1,544 |
| California | #335 | 117 | 1 in 1,765 |
| Florida | #344 | 53 | 1 in 1,808 |
| Colorado | #351 | 17 | 1 in 1,517 |
| Minnesota | #351 | 17 | 1 in 1,569 |
| Arizona | #358 | 21 | 1 in 1,628 |
| Kentucky | #360 | 12 | 1 in 1,744 |
| Georgia | #373 | 28 | 1 in 1,864 |
| Missouri | #391 | 16 | 1 in 1,897 |
| Texas | #394 | 87 | 1 in 2,010 |
| Oklahoma | #406 | 11 | 1 in 1,711 |
| Oregon | #408 | 9 | 1 in 1,846 |
| North Carolina | #420 | 23 | 1 in 2,181 |
| Alabama | #430 | 11 | 1 in 2,056 |
| Louisiana | #444 | 11 | 1 in 2,077 |
| South Carolina | #450 | 9 | 1 in 2,322 |
| Nevada | #510 | 5 | 1 in 2,633 |
| Indiana | #517 | 12 | 1 in 2,831 |
| Arkansas | #536 | 5 | 1 in 2,706 |
| Kansas | #574 | 5 | 1 in 2,908 |
| Wisconsin | #763 | 5 | 1 in 5,147 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Ali
- 17 spots since 2024 (#323 → #306)
- 18 spots since 2020 (#324 → #306)
- 19 spots since 2015 (#325 → #306)
- Biggest jump: 203 spots in 1971 (#910 → #707)
- Biggest drop: 90 spots in 1980 (#455 → #545)
- Debuted 1914
- Peaked 2022 at #301 (1,124 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 57 yrs · run 1969–2025
- Highest: 1 in 1,531 boys born in 2025 were named Ali (0.07%)
- Its best rank, #301 in 2022, was only 1 in 1,553 (0.06%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 28.7% of all boys named Ali (9,865) were born in this decade
- The majority has never changed
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 | #3,264 (1914) | #3,264 |
| 1920s | 23 | #3,451 (1927) | #3,924 |
| 1930s | 50 | #2,680 (1937) | #3,230 |
| 1940s | 65 | #2,195 (1944) | #2,953 |
| 1950s | 166 | #1,588 (1959) | #1,977 |
| 1960s | 408 | #920 (1969) | #1,245 |
| 1970s | 1,733 | #455 (1979) | #652 |
| 1980s | 2,846 | #487 (1989) | #524 |
| 1990s | 5,140 | #391 (1999) | #441 |
| 2000s | 7,735 | #319 (2002) | #369 |
| 2010s | 9,865 | #310 (2017) | #335 |
| 2020s | 6,347 | #301 (2022) | #317 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Ali in 2018
Top girls' names in 2018
Top boys' names in 2018
More about 2018
girls
1,701,074 girls got a published name in 2018; 1 in 15,325 of them was named Ali, which outranked 89.9% of the 18,152 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,813Odessa112
- #1,813Ryder112
- #1,813Verity112
- #1,830Ali111
- #1,830Anaiah111
- #1,830Arrow111
- #1,830Avalee111
- #1,840Amor110
- #1,840Bellarose110
- #1,840Hawa110
Tied with 9 names at #1,830; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,816,158 boys got a published name in 2018; 1 in 1,660 of them was named Ali, which outranked 97.8% of the 14,118 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.