Ali is a ♀ girl name and a ♂ boy name. That makes Ali one of the gender-neutral unisex names.
Ali is an Arabic masculine name. Especially known by Ali ibn Abi Talib, a son-in-law and cousin of Muhammad. Besides, Ali is a short form of names beginning with “Al-“, e.g. Alexandra, Alexander, Alison or Alistair and thus a unisex name.
Ali means “high”, “exalted”, “lofty”, “elevated”, “sublime” or “noble” (from Arabic “ʿalā/عَلَا”). Deriving from e.g. Alexander or Alexandra, Ali means “defending men”.
Based on the frequency of positive ratings, we can analyze how popular names are in different countries. The name Ali is currently ranked #7073 on the name leaderboard.
Curious about more trends? Find out which names are most popular in the USA, Canada, Australia, and worldwide.

| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | |
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| 🇦🇹 Austria | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | - |
| 🇦🇺 Australia | - | - | ✓ | - | - |
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | - | - | - | - | ✓ |
| 🇨🇦 Canada | - | ✓ | - | - | - |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | ✓ | - | - | - | - |
| 🇮🇪 Ireland | - | - | - | - | ✓ |
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