Girls' name · since 1916
Alli
Alli has 3,805 recorded births since 1916 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2011 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,082 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,349 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,805
- born since 1916
- 2000s
- peak decade
Alli currently ranks #6349 among girls' names in America, with 3,805 babies recorded since 1916.
Social Security Administration records show Alli recorded 3,805 times among girls since 1916, holding rank #6349 nationally today, ahead of 63% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2025.
- #3,082 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,349 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,805 born since 1916
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alli ranks #3,082 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,349 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,805 born since 1916, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,082 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,349 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,805
- born since 1916
- 2000s
- peak decade
Alli's 3,805 recorded births place it above 95.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
31 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Alli compares
3,805 Top 16% higher than 84% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Alli's all-time total is 10x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Alli | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,805 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 205 | 21 | 19,840 |
Alli's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Alli's full recorded timeline at 2004, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1916, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2011 peak of 205 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Alli popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 205
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Alli popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 2003 (Alli as boys' name)
Alli by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,506 births, 40% of the file).
2000s was Alli's strongest decade.
1,506 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Alli births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 11
1910s
11 births
- 1980s 181
1980s
181 births
- 1990s
1990s
873 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,506 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,063 births
- 2020s 171
2020s
171 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,506 births (40% of all-time use).
How Alli compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Alli's total volume
Alli by state
Where Alli concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 296 | 7.8% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 150 | 3.9% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 141 | 3.7% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 122 | 3.2% |
| #5 | California | | 119 | 3.1% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 107 | 2.8% |
| #7 | Utah | | 81 | 2.1% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 77 | 2.0% |
296 of 3,805 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 31 reporting states.
Alli appears in 31 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Alli's data
- Alli's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,506 total births); usage has since declined to 171 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Allis (296 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Alli: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~109 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, 1916–2025 (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 Alli 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.