Ali name meaning

By Nishant Saini

Updated: March 17th, 2024

Gender: Unisex, both Boy and Girl

Usage: Arabic, Hindi, Kannada, Sindhi, Tamil, Arabic, Bengali, English, Gujarati, African, Finnish, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian and Icelandic

Pronunciation: pronunciation of Ali

a-li

Meaning: God, Excellent, Noble, Sublime, Feminine of Alexander, Defender of Mankind, Bee and Whoever is Above

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What does Ali mean?
Variations of Ali
Nicknames for Ali
How popular is Ali?
Popularity Chart
Similar Names to Ali
Sibling Names for Ali
Famous People Named Ali
Lists having Ali

What does Ali mean?

Meaning of Ali is God, Excellent, Noble, Sublime, Feminine of Alexander, Defender of Mankind, Bee or Whoever is Above used for both boys and girls which originated from Gaelic, Arabic and Irish is mostly used in Danish, English, Icelandic, Tamil, Swedish, Arabic, Kannada, Gujarati, Bengali, Sindhi, African, Hindi, Norwegian and Finnish..

Ali is variant of neoteric Callister. Callister is English cognate of Alexander.. Ali is equivalent of Ale in Greenlandic language.

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How do I pronounce Ali?

The most common way to pronounce two syllabled Ali is a-li.

Variants of Ali

Aali, Callister, Aale, Âle, Alexander, Al, Ale, Adalbert, Adalbrecht, Alla, Eli, Ellis, Amir Ali, Amir, Alae

Nicknames for Ali

The given name Ali is already a short name but there are some nicknames to go along with it:

Names that rhyme with Ali

How popular is the name Ali?

a popular name in United States with over 36779 new-borns have been given the name since 1914. When at its peak in 2018, 1111 boys were bestowed the name and it was ranked at 309th position.

In addition to that, the name has been in the top 500 baby names 31 times Also, a popular name in France with over 22965 new-borns have been given the name since 1949.

At its zenith in 2015, the moniker grabbed the 109th spot and 632 baby boys were given the name. Moreover, the given name has been to the top 500 baby names an astonishing 67 times

Ali was a common name in England and Wales.

Over 8833 babies have been named Ali since 1996. At the peak of its usage in 2002,. However the graph is now showing a downward trend after 29 years but it is still in a strong position.

Also, Ali was a common name in Netherlands. Over 586 babies have been named Ali since 2015. At its zenith in 2019,. However the graph is now showing a downward trend after 5 years but it is still going strong.

Also, Ali used to be a common name in Sweden, first appeared in 2005 and over 101 babies have been given the name in 1 years. When at the peak of its usage in 2005,.

After 1 years of usage, the name has fallen out of the charts. Also, Ali is a common name in Belgium given to over 1020 babies in 9 years. At the peak of its usage in 2012, the moniker grabbed the 101st spot and 123 baby boys were given the name.

Ali is a rare baby name in Sweden where it may not be used now. There are over 101 babies that have been given the name Ali in Sweden. However things change on global perspective, Ali is extremely popular in Iran where every 1 in 40 have the name as well as in, Turkey, Iraq, Pakistan, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, Egypt, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Algeria, Sudan, India, Syria, Chad, Somalia, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Morocco, Libya, United Arab Emirates, Niger, Lebanon, Kenya, Tunisia and Jordan.

Also the baby name is popular in Tanzania, Kuwait, Uganda, Burkina Faso, Russia, Comoros, Bahrain, Eritrea, Azerbaijan, Malaysia, Oman, Palestine, Philippines, Uzbekistan, England, Ghana, Germany, Mali, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Venezuela, Mozambique, DR Congo, Kazakhstan, Maldives, Tajikistan, Central African Republic, Qatar, Canada, Djibouti, Turkmenistan, Albania, Benin, Sri Lanka, Madagascar, Burundi, Togo, Congo, Angola, Bulgaria, Guinea, South Sudan, Australia, Sierra Leone and Kosovo.

At least, 15330000 people around the globe have been given the name as per our evaluation.

Year	Boys		Girls
Year	Rank	Births	Rank	Births
2018	309	1089	1841	109
2017	310	1111	1801	114
2016	321	1083	1495	151
2015	325	1060	1284	188
2014	333	1009	1077	237

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Ali in Nordic countries

Countries	Men		Women
Countries	First Name	Secondary Name	First Name	Secondary Name
	2914	2668	1299	843
	5675	915	1068	322

What numbers say about Ali?

Stay far away from people who gossip and complain all the time. Realizing your goals is what lifts your spirit and boosts your self-confidence. Your creativity allows you to express your emotions. You are a human and an animal right activist. Unexpected problems boost your confidence and raise your adrenaline because you look at them as ways to prove you can handle just about everything coming on your way.

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Evelynn - Origin of Widely Accepted Evelynn is in Old French language is principally used in English and is bestowed upon girls, meaning of Evelynn is "Evelyn, Hazelnut or Life". Celebrated name Evelynn managed to bag 337th position in baby girl names list in 2018 in United States
Yetta - Eminent and Perennial unisex name Yetta is predominantly used in English and English which originated from English, Yiddish and Germanic, meaning of Yetta is "Generous, Short Form of Henrietta or Ruler of the House"
Pasquale - Commonly Accepted and Ever lasting boy name Pasquale means "Easter, Pass or Paschal" has its origin in Hebrew and Latin is used mostly in English and Italian
Rupert means Bright Fame or Form of Robert used for both boys and girls used in English and German is originated from Germanic and Old High German

Janae - Noteworthy Janae is used commonly in English, Janae means "Form of Janet, Yahweh is Gracious or God is Gracious Gift" is of Hebrew origin is bestowed upon both sexes

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Sibling Names for Ali

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Famous people named Ali

Ali Kafi, Algerian politician
Ali Hassan Mwinyi, retired politician
Ali ibn Sahl Rabban al-Tabari,
Ali Shah Durrani Sadozai, was ruler of the Durrani Empire from 1818 to 1819
Ali Abdi Farah, politician in Djibouti

Ali bin Hamud of Zanzibar, eighth Sultan of Zanzibar from 1902 to 1911
Ali Hujwiri, Abu ’l-Ḥasan ʿAlī b
Ali Osman Taha, Sudanese politician
Ali Soilih, Comorian socialist revolutionary and political figure
Ali ibn Tahir al-Sulami, Damascene jurist and philologist
Ali ibn Babawayh Qummi, Twelver Shi'a scholar
Ali Saibou, third President of Niger
Ali ibn Yusuf al-Ilaqi, eleventh-century Persian physician from Khorasan
Ali Mahdi Muhammad, Somali entrepreneur and politician
Ali az-Zahir, Seventh Caliph of the Fātimids
Ali Ismail Abbas, Iraqi man
Ali ibn Ahmad al-Jarjara'i, Fatimid official of Iraqi origin
Ali al-Akbar ibn Husayn, son of Al-Husayn ibn ‘Ali, the third Shi‘ite Imam

Ali al-Asghar ibn Husayn, youngest child of Al-Husayn and Rubab bint Imra’ al-Qays
Ali ibn Zainab, sahaba of Muhammad
Ali bin Abdulla Al Kaabi, former minister of labour and social affairs
Ali Mohammed Ghedi, Prime Minister of the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia
Ali I of Yejju, 'Ras' of Begemder
Ali II of Yejju, Ras of Begemder and Enderase of the Emperor of Ethiopia
Ali Rıza Efendi, father of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and the husband of Zübeyde Hanım
Ali Bin Nasser, former Tunisian football referee
Ali Kazimi, Indian-born Canadian film-maker and writer
Ali ibn Sabr ad-Din, son of Sabr ad-Din I
Ali Haydar Şen, ex-president of the Fenerbahçe S.K.
Ali ibn Umar Din, Sultan of the Sultanate of Adal

Ali Bourequat, successful Moroccan/Tunisian businessman
Ali Asad, Pakistani cricketer
Ali Mohamed Shein, president
Ali Lankoandé, Burkinabé politician from Burkina Faso
Ali Esbati, handling officer of labour market policies at the Left Party's office of the Riksdag and the chairman of the Left Party's program commission
Ali ibn Yusuf, 5th Almoravid king
Ali Daeem Ali, served as an Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party official in Dujail
Ali Mansur, Prime Minister of Iran
Ali Soheili, Prime Minister of Iran
Ali Dashti, Iranian rationalist of the twentieth century
Ali Shah of Terengganu, fifteenth Sultan of Terengganu
Ali Javadi, Iranian political Communist activist living
Ali Fawzi Rebaine, leader of the Ahd 54 political party in Algeria

Ali Mohamed, double agent
Ali Al Shargawi, leading Bahraini poet, lyricist and playwright whose work has been translated into English, German, Bulgarian
Ali Afshari, Iranian activist
Ali Mohammed Khan, Rohilla chief
Ali Sajadi Hoseini, Iranian film director
Ali Reza Nobari, former Governor of the Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Ali Javan, Iranian-American physicist and inventor
Ali Hassan Salameh, —for 'Black September'

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