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Boy · Name family

Ali

173,269births recorded
23Countries
2Variants
2023Peak · Kazakhstan
#10Kazakhstan 2025

Ali is a boy name family recorded 173,269 times in 23 countries since 1901. It ranks highest today in Kazakhstan (#10 in 2025). Its all-time peak was in Kazakhstan in 2023, at 886.3 births per 100,000.

Popularity by country

Births per 100,000 newborns, all forms of the name combined.

Which form wins where

Births per 100,000 newborns for each form, in the selected country.

Rank in countries that publish top lists only

All forms of Ali

VariantsLanguageTotal birthsCountryLatest rankPeak year10-year trend
Ali Kazakh 52,121 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan #10 2023 ▲ 11 %
Ali Kazakh 44,888 🇺🇸 United States #306 2022 ▲ 4 %
Ali Kazakh 31,640 🇫🇷 France #73 2025 ▲ 61 %
Ali Kazakh 11,855 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England & Wales #103 2025 ▲ 45 %
Ali Kazakh 4,839 🇨🇦 Ontario #48 2024 ▲ 37 %
Ali Kazakh 3,626 🇸🇪 Sweden #90 2017 ▶ 1 %
Aly French 1,245 🇫🇷 France #593 2025 ▲ 169 %
Aly French 714 🇺🇸 United States #6143 2000 ▼ 29 %
Aly French 283 🇨🇦 Québec #23 2023 ▼ 20 %
Aly French 62 🇨🇦 Ontario – 1980 –
Aly French 32 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England & Wales – 2024 –
Aly French 23 🇦🇷 Argentina – 1971 –

Names with a similar trajectory

Their popularity curve in Kazakhstan correlates closely with Ali's.

  1. 1Eva
  2. 2Amina
  3. 3Amir
  4. 4Ansar
  5. 5Angsar
  6. 6Karim

How we grouped these names

  • Ali ↔ Aly — spelling variant

Questions about Ali

How popular is the name Ali?

In 2025 it ranked #10 in Kazakhstan. Official registers record 173,269 births across 23 countries.

What is Ali in other languages?

Aly (French).

When was Ali most popular?

It peaked in Kazakhstan in 2023, at 886.3 births per 100,000.

Is Ali a boy or a girl name?

In official birth registers, Ali is a boy name.