Ali

Meaning and origin of Ali

Popularity of Ali in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2025.
• Over recent years, Ali has been stable (+2.8% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Ali every 3.4 schools, all spellings combined.

Ali in English-speaking countries

Ali ranks 58^th in Ontario (Canada), 111^th in England and Wales and 175^th in Scotland, against 83^rd in France.

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  58^th boys’ name557 babies in 3 years1 boy in 305+2.9% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  111^th boys’ name1,418 babies in 3 years1 boy in 583+4.2% a year

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  226^th boys’ name63 babies in 3 years1 boy in 782+0.1% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  175^th boys’ name73 babies in 3 years1 boy in 821+8.6% a year

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  255^th boys’ name46 babies in 3 years1 boy in 968

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  232^nd boys’ name58 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,238

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  313^th boys’ name3,248 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,583+1.2% a year

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  367^th boys’ name10 babies in 3 years1 boy in 2,547

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Aly225

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Ali

• Anas
• Amir
• Ayoub
• Issa
• Naïm
• Ahmed
• Rayan
• Amine
• Kaïs
• Aymen
• Ilyes
• Moussa

See also

• →French names of Arabic origin
• 82^ndTop 100 French boy names