Fun Facts About the Name Alli
- More than 3 thousand babies named Alli: U.S. records list 3,810 babies given the name Alli from 1880 through 2025. Even 5 boys received the name Alli - about 1 boy for every 761 girls.
What Does the Name Alli Mean?
Alli is an English spelling of Allie and has no single meaning apart from the fuller names it shortens: from Alice or Alison it can mean "noble kind," and from Alexandra it can mean "defender of men." Alice and Alison go back to the Germanic name Adalheidis, formed from adal (noble) and heid (kind, sort); the usual interpretation is "noble kind" or "of noble character." Alexandra comes from Greek Alexandros, from alexein (to defend) and anēr (man), commonly translated "defender of men."
In Finland, Alli is a separate feminine given name. Its derivation is not firmly established, so it is not given a separate meaning here.
Alli Name History & Origins
Allie developed in English as a pet form of Alice and Alison; the ending -ie, and the alternative -i, is a familiar diminutive marker. Alice came into English from Old French Aalis, a form of the Germanic Adalheidis. Alison is a Norman French diminutive of Alice. Alexandra, the feminine of Greek Alexandros, supplied another common source for Allie in English. The spelling Alli belongs to that same English diminutive tradition rather than to an independent Old English name.
Finnish use of Alli is separate from the English pet-name development; the name is established in Finland, but its exact etymology is uncertain. The English feminine Alli should not be confused with the Arabic masculine name Ali, which has a different root and meaning.
How Popular is the Name Alli?
Alli has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2011. Its best rank was #1,177 in 2011.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,339 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 2024 | #4,880 | 27 | 0.0017% |
| 2023 | #5,394 | 23 | 0.0014% |
| 2022 | #4,380 | 32 | 0.0020% |
| 2021 | #4,510 | 30 | 0.0018% |
| 2020 | #3,613 | 41 | 0.0025% |
| 2019 | #3,554 | 43 | 0.0026% |
| 2018 | #3,921 | 37 | 0.0022% |
| 2017 | #3,483 | 44 | 0.0025% |
| 2016 | #2,830 | 60 | 0.0034% |
| 2015 | #2,138 | 89 | 0.0050% |
| 2014 | #1,941 | 103 | 0.0058% |
| 2013 | #1,577 | 136 | 0.0078% |
| 2012 | #1,383 | 168 | 0.0095% |
| 2011 | #1,177 | 205 | 0.0117% |
| 2010 | #1,317 | 178 | 0.0100% |
| 2009 | #1,414 | 166 | 0.0090% |
| 2008 | #1,360 | 178 | 0.0094% |
| 2007 | #1,445 | 163 | 0.0085% |
| 2006 | #1,403 | 161 | 0.0085% |
| 2005 | #1,314 | 168 | 0.0091% |
| 2004 | #1,278 | 167 | 0.0091% |
| 2003 | #1,466 | 133 | 0.0073% |
| 2002 | #1,483 | 128 | 0.0071% |
| 2001 | #1,726 | 104 | 0.0058% |
| 2000 | #1,357 | 138 | 0.0076% |
| 1999 | #1,461 | 118 | 0.0067% |
| 1998 | #1,306 | 136 | 0.0077% |
| 1997 | #1,456 | 113 | 0.0065% |
| 1996 | #1,866 | 78 | 0.0044% |
| 1995 | #2,191 | 61 | 0.0035% |
| 1994 | #1,865 | 76 | 0.0043% |
| 1993 | #1,764 | 83 | 0.0046% |
| 1992 | #2,104 | 64 | 0.0035% |
| 1991 | #1,913 | 73 | 0.0039% |
| 1990 | #1,939 | 71 | 0.0037% |
| 1989 | #2,338 | 50 | 0.0027% |
| 1988 | #3,041 | 33 | 0.0019% |
| 1987 | #3,170 | 29 | 0.0017% |
| 1986 | #2,385 | 42 | 0.0024% |
| 1985 | #3,985 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 1984 | #8,178 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1917 | #4,097 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1916 | #4,437 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | #10,956 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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