Meaning of the nameAli
- Unisex
- Arabic origin
- A-li
Ali is a name of Arabic origin meaning 'tall, exalted', from the Arabic adjective ʕaliyy.
- People (2022)
- 2,259
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,711
- Median age
- 34 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,767
- people
Ali in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Ali, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (363 people).
255 women 2,004 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Ali is most common
States with the highest share of people named Ali in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraná 0.005%
- São Paulo 0.002%
- Santa Catarina 0.002%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 824 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 588 | 0.005% |
| Santa Catarina | 119 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 112 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 99 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 72 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 55 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 47 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 46 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 46 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 42 | 0.000% |
| Roraima | 36 | 0.006% |
| Pará | 30 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 24 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 19 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 19 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 16 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Ali
Wiktionary gives Ali in Portuguese as inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Ali, from the Arabic عَلِيّ (ʕaliyy), an adjective meaning 'tall' and 'exalted' that comes from the root ع ل ي. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records Aly, Hali and Haly as spelling variants. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,259 people named Ali, with a median age of 34. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraná.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Ali (Portuguese) · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: علي (árabe) · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Ali · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Ali
What does the name Ali mean?
Ali means “tall, exalted”, according to Wiktionary.
How many people are named Ali in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,259 people with the first name Ali, which ranks it number 4,711 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Ali a boy's or a girl's name?
Ali is used by both men and women: in the 2022 Census, 255 women and 2,004 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Ali?
Ali is a name of Arabic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Ali most common?
Proportionally, in Paraná: 0.005% of the state's population is named Ali (588 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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