Unisex name · since 2006

Alii

Alii has 85 recorded births since 2006 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2022 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#18,441 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#11,397 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
85
born since 2006
2020s
peak decade

Alii currently ranks #11397 among unisex names in America, with 85 babies recorded since 2006.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alii has been recorded 85 times among boys since 2006, currently ranked #11397 nationally and more common than 18% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2006 to 2025.

  • #18,441 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #11,397 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 85 born since 2006
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alii ranks #18,441 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,397 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 85 born since 2006, peaking in the 2020s.

#18,441 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#11,397 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
85
born since 2006
2020s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%18.1%
Alii vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Alii's 85 recorded births place it above 59.28% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Hawaii.

How Alii compares

85 23rd percentile among 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

Alii's all-time total is 77% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Alii Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 85 369 358,536
Peak-year births 10 34 22,252

Alii's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Alii's SSA record in two at 2018 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2006, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2022 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Alii popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
10
Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
4681012 2006200820122018202120232025 6

Alii popularity over time - girls

6 total births recorded since 2013 (Alii as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 6 births
6 2013 6

Alii by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (36 births, 42% of the file).

2020s was Alii's strongest decade.

36 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.

Alii births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 36 births (42% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Alii by state

Where Alii concentrates geographically, total births since 2006

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Alii
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Hawaii
5 5.9%
Hawaii share of Alii's total US births 5.9%

5 of 85 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alii?
Since 2006, Social Security records show 85 babies named Alii. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #18,441 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #11,397 of 13,930 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 2022, with 10 births.
Where does Alii sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alii ranks #18,441 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,397 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Alii most popular?
Alii was most popular in the 2020s decade with 36 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Alii most popular?
The top states for the name Alii are Hawaii (5 births).
Is Alii a unisex name?
Yes, Alii is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 85 births, and as a girl's name it has 6 births.
How long has the name Alii been used?
The SSA has tracked Alii since 2006 -- 20 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Alii?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ali, Alijah, Alistair, Alice, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Alii's data

  • Hawaii records the most Aliis (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Hawaii 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 Alii: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2006–2025 (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 Alii 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.