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Ali

“supreme, exalted”

Say it AHL-eePronunciation may vary by region.

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The story behind the name

Meet Ali.

US birth records for 2025 list 44 girls named Ali (rank #3,463) and 1,116 boys named Ali (rank #306).

For girls, the recorded count fell from 71 in 2024 to 44 in 2025. For boys, the recorded count rose from 1,066 in 2024 to 1,116 in 2025.

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A little perspective

How popular is Ali?

United States · 2025
Girls · 2025#3,46344 recorded births
Boys · 2025#3061,116 recorded births

Recorded US births over time

201420251,1240
● Girls● Boys
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YearCategoryUS rankBirths
2025Boys3061,116
2025Girls3,46344
2024Boys3231,066
2024Girls2,50871
2023Boys3111,066
2023Girls2,41674
2022Boys3011,124
2022Girls2,15788
2021Boys339958
2021Girls1,911103
2020Boys3241,017
2020Girls2,00693
2019Boys3141,069
2019Girls1,629130
2018Boys3101,094
2018Girls1,830111
2017Boys3101,116
2017Girls1,770118
2016Boys3221,087
2016Girls1,485154
2015Boys3251,061
2015Girls1,280190
2014Boys3341,011
2014Girls1,068240

Rankings are calculated separately for boys and girls. Records below the publication threshold may be missing; gaps are not zero births.

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