Is Ali a boy or girl name?
Ali is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 70 girls and 1,061 boys were named Ali, so 6.2% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 23.9% of the 43,710 US babies named Ali were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #323
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,524
- Babies named Ali since 1914
- 43,710
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 1,251 babies
Boys and girls named Ali, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 23 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 50 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 65 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 166 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 408 | 20 | 4.7% |
| 1970s | 1,733 | 786 | 31.2% |
| 1980s | 2,848 | 1,591 | 35.8% |
| 1990s | 5,136 | 2,928 | 36.3% |
| 2000s | 7,733 | 2,429 | 23.9% |
| 2010s | 9,863 | 2,274 | 18.7% |
| 2020s | 5,225 | 427 | 7.6% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,061 | #323 | 70 | #2,524 |
| 2023 | 1,066 | #311 | 74 | #2,415 |
| 2022 | 1,124 | #300 | 88 | #2,157 |
| 2021 | 958 | #339 | 103 | #1,910 |
| 2020 | 1,016 | #324 | 92 | #2,019 |
| 2019 | 1,069 | #314 | 129 | #1,640 |
| 2018 | 1,093 | #310 | 110 | #1,839 |
| 2017 | 1,116 | #310 | 117 | #1,779 |
| 2016 | 1,087 | #322 | 153 | #1,492 |
| 2015 | 1,061 | #325 | 190 | #1,279 |
| 2014 | 1,010 | #334 | 240 | #1,068 |
| 2013 | 902 | #351 | 251 | #996 |
| 2012 | 872 | #352 | 306 | #870 |
| 2011 | 803 | #372 | 391 | #710 |
| 2010 | 850 | #357 | 387 | #724 |
| 2009 | 818 | #371 | 284 | #941 |
| 2008 | 742 | #398 | 320 | #872 |
| 2007 | 783 | #386 | 244 | #1,075 |
| 2006 | 827 | #359 | 241 | #1,060 |
| 2005 | 759 | #381 | 238 | #1,021 |
| 2004 | 726 | #379 | 284 | #865 |
| 2003 | 810 | #344 | 188 | #1,149 |
| 2002 | 870 | #319 | 193 | #1,098 |
| 2001 | 715 | #373 | 202 | #1,057 |
| 2000 | 683 | #380 | 235 | #919 |
| 1999 | 649 | #392 | 248 | #867 |
| 1998 | 622 | #394 | 269 | #797 |
| 1997 | 590 | #397 | 303 | #708 |
| 1996 | 528 | #426 | 325 | #676 |
| 1995 | 516 | #444 | 291 | #712 |
| 1994 | 478 | #460 | 314 | #675 |
| 1993 | 442 | #477 | 301 | #709 |
| 1992 | 447 | #477 | 269 | #770 |
| 1991 | 424 | #479 | 300 | #705 |
| 1990 | 440 | #472 | 308 | #688 |
| 1989 | 385 | #487 | 261 | #752 |
| 1988 | 333 | #501 | 226 | #810 |
| 1987 | 308 | #512 | 258 | #708 |
| 1986 | 285 | #525 | 280 | #661 |
| 1985 | 284 | #517 | 160 | #964 |
| 1984 | 263 | #529 | 125 | #1,103 |
| 1983 | 239 | #544 | 81 | #1,434 |
| 1982 | 265 | #525 | 66 | #1,703 |
| 1981 | 237 | #550 | 65 | #1,734 |
| 1980 | 249 | #545 | 69 | #1,657 |
| 1979 | 318 | #455 | 82 | #1,461 |
| 1978 | 255 | #511 | 65 | #1,635 |
| 1977 | 196 | #603 | 64 | #1,638 |
| 1976 | 199 | #574 | 70 | #1,482 |
| 1975 | 163 | #633 | 66 | #1,527 |
| 1974 | 158 | #641 | 97 | #1,166 |
| 1973 | 113 | #753 | 101 | #1,109 |
| 1972 | 118 | #732 | 100 | #1,111 |
| 1971 | 136 | #707 | 108 | #1,104 |
| 1970 | 77 | #910 | 33 | #2,308 |
| 1969 | 68 | #921 | 8 | #5,463 |
| 1968 | 52 | #1,026 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 38 | #1,217 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 35 | #1,282 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 46 | #1,094 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 48 | #1,095 | 6 | #6,016 |
| 1963 | 35 | #1,319 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 32 | #1,387 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 29 | #1,494 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 25 | #1,620 | 6 | #5,705 |
| 1959 | 25 | #1,589 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 18 | #1,896 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 15 | #2,094 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 15 | #2,092 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 17 | #1,904 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 20 | #1,708 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 16 | #1,959 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 17 | #1,858 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 9 | #2,667 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 14 | #2,021 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 8 | #2,805 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 5 | #3,686 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 6 | #3,375 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 5 | #3,537 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 7 | #2,749 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 11 | #2,196 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 8 | #2,740 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 7 | #2,880 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 8 | #2,672 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 6 | #3,119 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 7 | #2,872 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 8 | #2,684 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 5 | #3,557 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 5 | #3,691 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 6 | #3,277 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 6 | #3,395 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 7 | #3,296 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 6 | #3,710 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 7 | #3,456 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 5 | #4,215 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 5 | #4,364 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 5 | #3,271 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Ali reached #300 in 2022. As a girl name, it reached #661 in 1986. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Ali
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.