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Meaning of Ali

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Meaning

The name Ali has the following meaning:

The exalted one. or "The great one." A name distinctive to the muslim community, similar to "Ahmad" and "Abdul".
This name can be given to both baby boys and girls. It is a unisex name.

Popularity

As a baby boy name, Ali is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 361 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Ali rose in popularity, moving up the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 25 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 372 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Ali in the USA, over the past 100 years.
USA baby name statistics

Pronunciation

The name Ali is pronounced as ah-lee

Origins

Ali originates from the Arabic language.

See other suggested Arabic baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Ali and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Ali: Boys - Damis, Hassan, Shamar, Girls - Aleah, Yamilet, Both genders - Jamal, Nakia, Numa, Nuri

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Ali: Alea, Alee, Aleigh, Aley, Alie, Aliyy, Aly

Style

We think the name Ali should fall under the following style category: Biblical.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Ali to be: A tall chap who is self-confident and daring

In one word, you might describe Ali as a(n) "self-assured" person.

See other "self-assured" names for boys and girls.

Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Ali (or its variants) are:

Muhammad Ali, born on 17 January, a famous boxer. Muhammad Ali's background: Aretired American boxer and former three-time World Heavyweight Champion and winner of an Olympic Light-heavyweight gold medal. In 1999, Ali was crowned 'Sportsman of the Century' by Sports Illustrated and the BBC. Ali was born in Louisville, Kentucky. He was named after his father, Cassius Marcellus Clay Sr., who was named for the 19th century abolitionist and politician Cassius Clay. Ali changed his name after joining the Nation of Islam in 1964 and subsequently converted to Sunni Islam in 1975.

Ali Murtopo, born on 23 September, a famous politician. Ali Murtopo's background: A prominent Indonesian general and political figure during the first half of General Suharto's New Order regime.
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