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What does Ali mean?
Ali 
▼ as a girls' name (also used more widely as boys' name Ali) is pronounced AL-ee. It is of Arabic origin, and the meaning of Ali is "exalted". In English, Ali is used as a nickname of Allie, Alexandra and names beginning with Al-. Actress Ali McGraw. Also form of Alberta. Also form of Alice.
STARTS WITH Ali-
Variations
ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA ALEXANDRA, ALLIE Aleka, Aleki, Alex, Alexa, Alexi▼, Alexia▼, Alexie, Alexis▼, Aley, Alie, Aliki, Alista, Alix, Alla, Alle, Alley, Alli▼, Allie, Allix, Ally▼, Anda, Lexi▲
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
(male)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Ali Hailee (A.H.), ..
How popular is Ali?
Ali is a somewhat popular first name for women (#2434 out of 4276, Top 57%) and an even more popular last name for all people (#876 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Ali entered the list in 1970-1979 and reached its peak rank of #675 in the U.S. in the year 1994, and is presently at #1841. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
Alberta, Alex (#1332 A YEAR AGO), Alexa (#90), Alexandra (#125), Alexi, Alexia (#517), Alexie, Alexis (#179), Alice (#71), Alix, Alla, Alli, Allie (#350), Ally (#1274) and Lexi (#342) are the popular varying forms of Ali (#1841) ranked in the Top 2000. Other variants, like Aliki, are seldom used. These relations of Ali were at the top of their popularity in 1999 (USAGE OF 2.1%) and are now much less widespread (USAGE 0.8%, ▼61%). Alice is more familiar than the rest, though Lexi has become popular as well over time, while forms like Alexis are now somewhat dated.
Similar Names
Ali▼ is alike in pronunciation to Aalya, Ailee, Aili, Alah, Alaia▲, Alais, Alaya▲, Alea, Aleea, Allia, Ayala, Eila, Eily, Elah, Eli, Elia▲, Ellie▲, Eulia, Ili, Illa, Olla, Ollie▼, Ulla, Yola and Yulia. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Abi, Adi, Agi, Aki, Al, Alfi, Alis, Aliz, Ami▼ and Ari▲. These names tend to be less frequently used than Ali.
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