Alli
Alli was the 6339th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 18 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 1177th with 205 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,199 places. More babies were named Alli in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Allie) pet form of Alice, Alison, Alexandra and similar names · English
- Rank in 2025
- #6,339 girls, down 2,724 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 18girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2011205 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,810babies recorded
What does the name Alli mean?
Alli is a spelling of Allie, pronounced the same way, so it shares Allie's meaning and origin.
Allie is a pet form of names beginning with Al-, such as Alice, Alison and Alexandra for girls, and Alfred, Albert, Alan or Alexander for boys, as Wiktionary notes. DMNES derives Alice from Germanic adal, "noble", and heit, "kind", and Alexander from Greek words for "defend" and "man". Allie is now often given as a name in its own right.
How sure is this? Well established. A pet form of several names, so its meaning depends on the full name.
Related names: Ally, Alice, Alison, Alexandra, Ali.
See also: English names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Allie', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources (ed. S. L. Uckelman), Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Alice', DMNES, Durham University
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources (ed. S. L. Uckelman), Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Alexander', DMNES, Durham University
- CMU Pronouncing Dictionary (cmudict), Carnegie Mellon University
Alli popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 5 since 2003.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,339 | 18 |
| 2020 | #3,615 | 41 |
| 2010 | #1,317 | 178 |
| 2000 | #1,357 | 138 |
| 1990 | #1,939 | 71 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Alli, counting every spelling?
Alli is a spelling of Allie, a name family that ranked #371 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #6,339 for Alli on its own. Together these spellings went to 894 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allie | 529 | #569 | 3,133 |
| Aleah | 265 | #965 | 1,913 |
| Alea | 56 | #2,958 | 295 |
| Aleeah | 18 | #6,335 | 131 |
| Alli | 18 | #6,339 | 130 |
| Alley | 8 | #10,972 | 48 |
| Aaleah | — | — | 33 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Alli?
18 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Alli (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Alli born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 465 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Alli.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Alli?
About 3,700 people born in the US named Alli are alive today, with a median age of 20; half are between 15 and 27. That makes Alli mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Alli by state
How common Alli was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Alli: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Alli, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Alli
What does Alli mean?
Alli is a spelling of Allie, which means “pet form of Alice, Alison, Alexandra and similar names” (English origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Alli?
Alli was the 6339th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 18 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 1177th with 205 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,199 places. More babies were named Alli in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Alli a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Alli in the US.
Where is Alli most popular?
In 2021–2025, Alli was most common in Texas (0.01 per 1,000 girls).