Ali: Meaning, origin and popularity

Pronounced AH-lee · 2 syllables

Ali means “high, exalted”, from Arabic.

From Arabic (aliyy, literally “high, exalted”), from the Arabic root (l y).

How popular is Ali?

Ali was the #306 name in the US in 2025, given to 1,160 babies. Its use has been fairly steady over the last decade. It peaked around 2010.

Babies named Ali in the US by five-year period, relative to its peak (around 2010).

Half of US adults named Ali are older than 30; most are between 19 and 53. (Estimated from US births by year and life tables.)

Names that real brothers and sisters of people named Ali have, from family records on Wikidata, most common first.

Chosen by the same families or with a similar style and era.

Ali means “high, exalted”. It comes from Arabic.

Ali is pronounced AH-lee.

Ali was the #306 name in the US in 2025, given to 1,160 babies. Its use has been fairly steady over the last decade. It peaked around 2010.

Half of US adults named Ali are older than 30. Most are between 19 and 53.