girl's name

Alli

  • Origin Finnish
  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 4
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 3,941

Scotland

#706

2012 births

Alli is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 18 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Alli is a name of Finnish origin.
  • Peaked in 2011, when 205 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • Today about 1 in 184,196 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1916.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Alli over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

1,511
'10 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Alli by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1910s 11
1980s 181
1990s 873
2000s 1,511
2010s 1,063
2020s (to 2025) 171

How popular is Alli?

In 2025, Alli was given to 18 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Where Alli is used

Scotland #706 4 in 2012
Ireland #988 3 in 2010
France #1,971 5 in 1974
Canada #3,340 5 in 2013
England & Wales #3,591 5 in 2019
United States #6,363 18 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Alli

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Alli also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Alli over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Alli

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Alli — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Alli

How popular is the name Alli?

In 2025, Alli was given to 18 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Is Alli a girl's or a boy's name?

Alli is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Alli?

Alli has 2 syllables.

When was Alli most popular?

Alli peaked in 2011, when 205 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.

Is Alli a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Alli currently ranks #6,363 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.