How Many People Are Named Ali?
people named Ali are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 7,811 people in the US has this name
Based on 44,888 babies named Ali in Social Security records from 1914 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
1,251 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Turkish and Azerbaijani form of ALI (1).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Ali, 23.6% were girls and 76.4% were boys. The share has stayed close to this since the 1950s: 0% of the babies were girls then and 6.9% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Ali alive today is about 21 years old, and 74% are under 30. Half of them were between 9 and 30 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Ali first appears in the records in 1914 and was given most often in 2014, to 1,251 babies. In 2025, 1,160 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1914 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Ali has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #301, in 2022. In 2025 it ranked #306. Among girls, its best rank was #661, in 1986.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #306 | #3,462 |
| Best rank | #301 (2022) | #661 (1986) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #340 in the 2010s | #742 in the 1990s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Ali alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Ali were born in California than in any other state: about 4,922 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Ali was given 4 times as often in Michigan, 1.8 times in New York and 1.6 times in New Jersey.
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