Boys' name · since 1951
Wali
Wali has 1,248 recorded births since 1951 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,454 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,431 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,248
- born since 1951
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Wali is the #2431 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,248 recorded since 1951.
Wali has 1,248 recorded births among boys since 1951, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2431 as of the latest data, more common than 83% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1951 to 2025.
- #4,454 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,431 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,248 born since 1951
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wali ranks #4,454 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,431 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,248 born since 1951, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,454 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,431 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,248
- born since 1951
- 2010s
- peak decade
Wali's 1,248 recorded births place it above 90.2% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Wali compares
1,248 Top 28% higher than 72% 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
Wali's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Wali | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,248 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 65 | 34 | 22,252 |
Wali's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Wali's full recorded timeline at 1996, 66% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 34% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1951, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 65 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Wali popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 65
- Annual births at peak, across 75 years of records
Wali by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (350 births, 28% of the file).
2010s was Wali's strongest decade.
350 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Wali births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 33
1960s
33 births
- 1970s
1970s
172 births
- 1980s
1980s
147 births
- 1990s 116
1990s
116 births
- 2000s
2000s
160 births
- 2010s
2010s
350 births
- 2020s
2020s
265 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 350 births (28% of all-time use).
How Wali 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 Wali's total volume
Wali by state
Where Wali concentrates geographically, total births since 1951
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 95 | 7.6% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 88 | 7.1% |
| #3 | Texas | | 60 | 4.8% |
| #4 | California | | 42 | 3.4% |
| #5 | Virginia | | 34 | 2.7% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Maryland | | 5 | 0.4% |
95 of 1,248 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Wali's data
- Wali's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (350 total births) through the 2020s (265) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Walis (95 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Wali: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~74 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, 1951–2025 (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 Wali 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.