Fun Facts About the Name Asli
- 412 babies named Asli: U.S. records list 412 babies given the name Asli from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Asli Mean?
Asli (Turkish Aslı) means "genuine," "real," or "authentic." The word is Turkish, borrowed from Arabic aṣl (أصل), which means "root," "origin," or "foundation."
In Turkish, aslı is aṣl with the possessive suffix -ı, literally "its root" or "its origin." From that literal sense Turkish developed the everyday meanings "the original," "the real thing," and "essence," so the name is essentially the ordinary Turkish word for something genuine rather than a separate poetic coinage. The related Arabic-formed adjective aṣlī, "original, authentic," comes from the same root.
The given name is feminine and is written with the dotless ı in Turkish; the English spelling Asli usually replaces that letter with an ordinary i.
Asli Name History & Origins
Arabic aṣl came into Turkish with the large body of Arabic vocabulary adopted during the centuries of contact that followed the spread of Islam and, later, through the Ottoman literary and administrative language. The Turkish form aslı settled into ordinary speech, where it still appears in common expressions such as aslında ("in fact") and aslı yok ("it has no basis," literally "there is no original of it"). As a name, it is this common word used for a girl, a feminine given name in Turkey.
The best-known literary appearance of Aslı is in the Turkish folk romance Kerem ile Aslı, the story of the lovers Kerem and Aslı, which is known in many variants across Anatolia and Azerbaijan and was traditionally performed by minstrel poets. Individual versions of the tale are difficult to date, and the heroine's name is the same ordinary Turkish word described above, not a creation of the story.
Compound names such as Aslıhan, formed from Aslı plus han, are also used in Turkey. In English-language settings the name is usually written without the dotless ı, and speakers who do not use Turkish vowels often pronounce it with a final "-lee."
How Popular is the Name Asli?
Asli 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 2025. Its best rank was #5,579 in 2025.
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 | #5,579 | 22 | 0.0014% |
| 2024 | #5,622 | 22 | 0.0014% |
| 2023 | #5,986 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 2022 | #5,807 | 21 | 0.0013% |
| 2021 | #8,082 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2020 | #5,679 | 21 | 0.0013% |
| 2019 | #8,188 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2018 | #7,804 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2017 | #10,049 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2016 | #8,960 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2015 | #9,551 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2014 | #9,608 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2013 | #9,096 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2012 | #8,689 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2011 | #12,311 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2010 | #7,253 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2009 | #6,340 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2008 | #8,165 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2007 | #8,151 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2006 | #9,372 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2005 | #7,186 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2004 | #12,913 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2003 | #9,765 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2002 | #8,917 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2001 | #9,446 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2000 | #11,937 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1999 | #9,576 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1998 | #10,235 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1997 | #9,101 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1996 | #9,669 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1992 | #9,570 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1991 | #11,642 | 6 | 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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