Ali

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⭐ Famous Ali

Ali Larter

American actress and model (born 1976)

Choose Ali and your child shares a first name with Ali Larter, an American actress and model. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Ali, like who?” Ali Larter's Wikipedia article is available in 61 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 1,530 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Ali, 1,116 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Ali would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryAli first shows up in US birth records in 1914, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 111 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2022, when it reached #301.
• 📍Where it's lovedAli is most popular in Michigan, where it ranks #50, followed by New York (#166) and Washington, D.C. (#168). It's in the top 1,000 in 34 states.
• 💬MeaningIn Arabic, Ali means “exalted, lofty”. Our records link it to English, French and German roots.

About the name Ali

Ali is a boy name of English, French and German origin meaning “exalted, lofty”. It has 3 letters and 1 syllable, starting with A and ending in “-ali”. US birth records list Ali for boys from 1914 to 2025, in 98 of those 112 years. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked #301 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #306, with 1,116 babies.

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