Mostly boys · peaked in 2025
Ali name popularity since 1925
44,878 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Ali (23.4% girls, 76.6% boys). Half of them were born in 2006 or earlier, so the typical Ali is about 20 years old in 2026. Ali peaked in 2025 as the #306 name for boys, and it ranked #306 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 44,878
- Named Ali, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #306
- for boys in 2025 (1,116 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 76.6% boys
- 10,505 girls · 34,373 boys
- Most popular in
- Michigan
- 3.25× its national share
Peak year is the year Ali made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Ali births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 2022. Measured as a share of all babies, Ali peaked in 2025.
- Fastest rise: Between 1973 and 1978, Ali became 2.2× more common, from 1 in 13,800 baby boys to 1 in 6,410.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Ali's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Ali.
Decade by decade
Babies named Ali in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 18 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 50 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 65 | #2,749 |
| 1950s | 0 | 166 | #1,904 |
| 1960s | 20 | 408 | #1,094 |
| 1970s | 786 | 1,733 | #633 |
| 1980s | 1,591 | 2,846 | #519 |
| 1990s | 2,927 | 5,140 | #442 |
| 2000s | 2,429 | 7,735 | #380 |
| 2010s | 2,279 | 9,865 | #325 |
| 2020–25 | 473 | 6,347 | #306 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 boys got the name.
Generation fingerprint
36.7% of babies named Ali from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Ali is most popular
The index compares Ali's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Ali.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 3.25× | 4,937 |
| New Jersey | 1.58× | 1,727 |
| New York | 1.50× | 4,532 |
| Virginia | 1.30× | 1,167 |
| Florida | 1.25× | 1,794 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Ali's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Ali.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Ali (2025).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data