Unisex name · since 1914
Ali
34,383 babies named Ali in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #625 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #306 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 34,383
- born since 1914
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ali currently ranks #306 among unisex names in America, with 34,383 babies recorded since 1914.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ali has been recorded 34,383 times among boys since 1914, currently ranked #306 nationally and more common than 98% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2025.
- #625 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #306 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 34,383 born since 1914
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ali ranks #625 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #306 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 34,383 born since 1914, peaking in the 2010s.
- #625 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #306 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 34,383
- born since 1914
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ali's 34,383 recorded births place it above 98.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
43 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Michigan.
How Ali compares
34,383 Top 5% higher than 95% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Ali's all-time total is 93x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ali | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 34,383 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 1,124 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ali's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ali's full recorded timeline at 1977, 95% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 5% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1914, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2022 peak of 1,124 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ali popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 1,124
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Ali popularity over time - girls
10,505 total births recorded since 1960 (Ali as girls' name)
Ali by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (9,865 births, 29% of the file).
2010s was Ali's strongest decade.
9,865 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Ali births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 23
1920s
23 births
- 1930s 50
1930s
50 births
- 1940s 65
1940s
65 births
- 1950s 166
1950s
166 births
- 1960s 408
1960s
408 births
- 1970s 1,733
1970s
1,733 births
- 1980s 2,846
1980s
2,846 births
- 1990s
1990s
5,140 births
- 2000s
2000s
7,735 births
- 2010s
2010s
9,865 births
- 2020s
2020s
6,347 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 9,865 births (29% of all-time use).
How Ali compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Ali's total volume
Ali by state
Where Ali concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michigan | | 4,712 | 13.7% |
| #2 | California | | 4,335 | 12.6% |
| #3 | New York | | 4,186 | 12.2% |
| #4 | Texas | | 2,600 | 7.6% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 1,644 | 4.8% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 1,631 | 4.7% |
| #7 | Florida | | 1,459 | 4.2% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 1,160 | 3.4% |
4,712 of 34,383 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 43 reporting states.
Ali appears in 43 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ali's data
- Ali's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (9,865 total births) through the 2020s (6,347) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Michigan records the most Alis (4,712 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ali: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~111 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1914–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ali draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.