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Ali

Ali means "Also Arabic, elevated, exalted" and comes from Arabic, giving it real etymological depth as a gender-neutral name. It shows no signs of slowing down, reaching new highs in the 2000s. In the current registry, it is a name plenty of people share. In total, about 35,598 American babies have carried this name since 1900.

EtymologyShort for Alistair/Alexander
ArabicAlso Arabic – "elevated, exalted"
Births by decade
1900s
0
1910s
5
1920s
23
1930s
50
1940s
65
1950s
166
1960s
431
1970s
2,513
1980s
4,427
1990s
8,060
2000s
10,149
2010s
9,709
Peaked in the 2000s · 35,598 total U.S. births since 1900