Ali is an established name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 2014 and remains in steady use.
Ali is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #306 among boys (1,116) and #3,463 among girls (44) — overall #571 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,160 | 1,160 | #3,463 | #306 |
| 2024 | 1,137 | 1,137 | #2,508 | #323 |
| 2023 | 1,140 | 1,140 | #2,416 | #311 |
| 2022 | 1,212 | 1,212 | #2,157 | #301 |
| 2021 | 1,061 | 1,061 | #1,911 | #339 |
| 2020 | 1,110 | 1,110 | #2,006 | #324 |
| 2019 | 1,199 | 1,199 | #1,629 | #314 |
| 2018 | 1,205 | 1,205 | #1,830 | #310 |
| 2017 | 1,234 | 1,234 | #1,770 | #310 |
| 2016 | 1,241 | 1,241 | #1,485 | #322 |
| 2015 | 1,251 | 1,251 | #1,280 | #325 |
| 2014 | 1,251 | 1,251 | #1,068 | #334 |
| 2013 | 1,153 | 1,153 | #996 | #351 |
| 2012 | 1,179 | 1,179 | #865 | #352 |
| 2011 | 1,194 | 1,194 | #710 | #372 |
| 2010 | 1,237 | 1,237 | #724 | #357 |
| 2009 | 1,102 | 1,102 | #941 | #371 |
| 2008 | 1,062 | 1,062 | #872 | #398 |
| 2007 | 1,027 | 1,027 | #1,075 | #386 |
| 2006 | 1,068 | 1,068 | #1,060 | #359 |
| 2005 | 998 | 998 | #1,021 | #380 |
| 2004 | 1,010 | 1,010 | #865 | #379 |
| 2003 | 998 | 998 | #1,149 | #344 |
| 2002 | 1,063 | 1,063 | #1,098 | #319 |
| 2001 | 917 | 917 | #1,057 | #373 |
| 2000 | 919 | 919 | #919 | #380 |
| 1999 | 898 | 898 | #867 | #391 |
| 1998 | 891 | 891 | #797 | #394 |
| 1997 | 894 | — | #708 | #397 |
| 1996 | 853 | — | #676 | #426 |
| 1995 | 808 | — | #712 | #442 |
| 1994 | 792 | — | #675 | #460 |
| 1993 | 744 | — | #709 | #475 |
| 1992 | 715 | — | #771 | #477 |
| 1991 | 724 | — | #705 | #479 |
| 1990 | 748 | — | #688 | #472 |
| 1989 | 646 | — | #752 | #487 |
| 1988 | 559 | — | #810 | #501 |
| 1987 | 566 | — | #707 | #512 |
| 1986 | 566 | — | #661 | #525 |
| 1985 | 443 | — | #964 | #519 |
| 1984 | 388 | — | #1,103 | #529 |
| 1983 | 318 | — | #1,434 | #545 |
| 1982 | 331 | — | #1,703 | #524 |
| 1981 | 302 | — | #1,734 | #550 |
| 1980 | 318 | — | #1,657 | #545 |
| 1979 | 400 | — | #1,461 | #455 |
| 1978 | 321 | — | #1,635 | #510 |
| 1977 | 260 | — | #1,638 | #603 |
| 1976 | 268 | — | #1,482 | #577 |
| 1975 | 229 | — | #1,527 | #633 |
| 1974 | 255 | — | #1,166 | #641 |
| 1973 | 214 | — | #1,109 | #753 |
| 1972 | 218 | — | #1,111 | #732 |
| 1971 | 244 | — | #1,104 | #707 |
| 1970 | 110 | — | #2,308 | #911 |
| 1969 | 76 | — | #5,464 | #921 |
| 1968 | 52 | — | — | #1,026 |
| 1967 | 38 | — | — | #1,217 |
| 1966 | 35 | — | — | #1,282 |
| 1965 | 46 | — | — | #1,094 |
| 1964 | 54 | — | #6,017 | #1,096 |
| 1963 | 35 | — | — | #1,318 |
| 1962 | 32 | — | — | #1,387 |
| 1961 | 29 | — | — | #1,497 |
| 1960 | 31 | — | #5,706 | #1,619 |
| 1959 | 25 | — | — | #1,589 |
| 1958 | 18 | — | — | #1,896 |
| 1957 | 15 | — | — | #2,094 |
| 1956 | 15 | — | — | #2,092 |
| 1955 | 17 | — | — | #1,904 |
| 1954 | 20 | — | — | #1,708 |
| 1953 | 16 | — | — | #1,958 |
| 1952 | 17 | — | — | #1,857 |
| 1951 | 9 | — | — | #2,667 |
| 1950 | 14 | — | — | #2,021 |
| 1949 | 8 | — | — | #2,805 |
| 1948 | 5 | — | — | #3,686 |
| 1947 | 6 | — | — | #3,373 |
| 1946 | 5 | — | — | #3,538 |
| 1945 | 7 | — | — | #2,749 |
| 1944 | 11 | — | — | #2,196 |
| 1943 | 8 | — | — | #2,740 |
| 1941 | 7 | — | — | #2,880 |
| 1940 | 8 | — | — | #2,672 |
| 1939 | 6 | — | — | #3,119 |
| 1938 | 7 | — | — | #2,872 |
| 1937 | 8 | — | — | #2,685 |
| 1936 | 5 | — | — | #3,557 |
| 1934 | 5 | — | — | #3,691 |
| 1933 | 6 | — | — | #3,277 |
| 1931 | 6 | — | — | #3,395 |
| 1930 | 7 | — | — | #3,296 |
| 1928 | 6 | — | — | #3,710 |
| 1927 | 7 | — | — | #3,457 |
| 1926 | 5 | — | — | #4,215 |
| 1924 | 5 | — | — | #4,364 |
| 1914 | 5 | — | — | #3,271 |