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Ali Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Ali?

In 2018 the somewhat popular name Ali, ranked the 309th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 500 most popular, Ali has been less popular than the top 1000 in the past.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #309 for the first time this year.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 2017 with 1,114 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Ali in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1942.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Ali occurred roughly during the years 1956-1964, 1966-1971, 1972-1979, and 2011-2014.

Ali's popularity has been moving upward for some time. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Ali has risen.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Ali?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at or near its highest point.

The name Ali is favored by many parents and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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   Ali (Girl)Ali (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 109 1,841 1,089 309
2017 115 1,799 1,114 310
2016 152 1,492 1,086 322
2015 188 1,284 1,061 325
2014 240 1,068 1,009 334
2013 250 1,000 901 351
2012 306 868 871 352
2011 388 712 800 372
2010 387 724 849 357
2009 283 941 817 371
2008 320 869 742 397
2007 244 1,073 782 387
2006 241 1,058 827 359
2005 238 1,021 758 382
2004 282 869 725 379
2003 188 1,148 810 344
2002 193 1,098 869 319
2001 202 1,057 715 373
2000 235 919 682 380
1999 248 865 649 392
1998 269 796 622 394
1997 303 708 589 398
1996 325 676 529 425
1995 291 712 516 444
1994 314 675 477 460
1993 301 709 442 477
1992 268 771 447 477
1991 300 705 424 479
1990 308 688 439 473
1989 261 752 384 487
1988 226 810 332 503
1987 258 708 308 512
1986 280 660 283 526
1985 160 964 283 519
1984 125 1,103 262 531
1983 81 1,435 236 546
1982 66 1,702 263 526
1981 65 1,733 236 552
1980 69 1,657 250 543
1979 82 1,461 316 460
1978 65 1,635 255 511
1977 64 1,637 196 603
1976 70 1,482 198 579
1975 66 1,527 162 634
1974 97 1,166 159 639
1973 101 1,109 113 753
1972 100 1,111 119 729
1971 108 1,104 136 706
1970 33 2,308 77 910
1969 8 5,461 68 921
1968 < 5 -- 52 1,026
1967 < 5 -- 38 1,215
1966 < 5 -- 36 1,260
1965 < 5 -- 47 1,080
1964 6 6,012 48 1,095
1963 < 5 -- 35 1,319
1962 < 5 -- 32 1,384
1961 < 5 -- 29 1,494
1960 6 5,702 25 1,619
1959 < 5 -- 25 1,591
1958 < 5 -- 18 1,897
1957 < 5 -- 15 2,094
1956 < 5 -- 15 2,090
1955 < 5 -- 17 1,902
1954 < 5 -- 20 1,707
1953 < 5 -- 16 1,958
1952 < 5 -- 17 1,858
1951 < 5 -- 9 2,667
1950 < 5 -- 14 2,021
1949 < 5 -- 8 2,804
1948 < 5 -- 5 3,686
1947 < 5 -- 6 3,375
1946 < 5 -- 5 3,537
1945 < 5 -- 7 2,749
1944 < 5 -- 11 2,196
1943 < 5 -- 8 2,740
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1941 < 5 -- 7 2,881
1940 < 5 -- 8 2,672
1939 < 5 -- 6 3,119
1938 < 5 -- 7 2,871
1937 < 5 -- 8 2,681
1936 < 5 -- 5 3,557
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1934 < 5 -- 5 3,690
1933 < 5 -- 6 3,277
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1930 < 5 -- 7 3,296
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1927 < 5 -- 7 3,457
1926 < 5 -- 5 4,217
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.