The baby name Alii is a Unisex name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced ah-LEE-ee (IPA: /aˈliʔi/).
Alii is Hawaiian in Origin.
The baby name Alii is a Unisex name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced ah-LEE-ee (IPA: /aˈliʔi/).
Alii is Hawaiian in Origin.
Alii draws on two distinct sources. In Polynesian languages (notably Hawaiian aliʻi and Samoan ali'i), it denotes a chief or member of the noble class, often glossed as “high-born,” and is pronounced ah-LEE-ee. Beyond its role as a title in precontact and kingdom-era society, Alii has entered modern given-name use across Native Hawaiian and Samoan communities and among people honoring island heritage; it is typically treated as unisex.
A second pathway links Alii to the Arabic name Ali, from a root meaning “exalted, elevated.” In this reading, Alii functions as an embellished or phonetic variant, with Ali as the natural nickname. Spelling variants and cognates include Aliʻi/Ali'i, Tahitian Ariʻi, Hawaiian Aʻaliʻi (a nature-name form), Ali, Aly, and Alia/Aliyah. Meanings cluster around nobility and high status: chief, noble, exalted, raised up.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ET | 0 | #6 | 1 | 246 | |
| DJ | 0 | #17 | 1 | 322 | |
| ET | Boys | 0 | #27 | 1 | 678 |
| DJ | Boys | 0 | #36 | 1 | 657 |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #75 | 5 | 3,375 |
| MD | Boys | 0 | #81 | 1 | 756 |
| TW | 0 | #103 | 1 | 4,523 | |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 3,473 |
| IQ | 0 | #133 | 1 | 3,533 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #135 | 5 | 6,332 |
| PA | 0 | #138 | 1 | 3,797 | |
| AE | 0 | #186 | 2 | 10,220 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #190 | 1 | 4,850 |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #209 | 3 | 3,402 |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #217 | 1 | 4,575 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 3,850 |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #231 | 1 | 3,559 |
| IR | 0 | #231 | 1 | 4,221 | |
| YE | 0 | #240 | 148 | 8,639 | |
| EC | Girls | 0 | #257 | 2 | 3,650 |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #271 | 4 | 3,535 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #271 | 3 | 6,912 |
| NG | 0 | #271 | 2 | 5,926 | |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #278 | 1 | 7,507 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 5,122 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #304 | 2 | 6,530 |
| SA | 0 | #306 | 7 | 10,560 | |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #322 | 24 | 7,678 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #330 | 2 | 9,639 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #332 | 1 | 7,401 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #332 | 1 | 5,862 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #338 | 2 | 7,570 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #340 | 1 | 6,459 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #350 | 28 | 7,057 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #350 | 96 | 10,523 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #351 | 1 | 5,378 |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #360 | 2 | 8,138 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #360 | 3 | 8,539 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #363 | 2 | 5,096 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #366 | 4 | 8,477 |
| EG | 0 | #388 | 13 | 6,387 | |
| MX | 0 | #404 | 10 | 8,339 | |
| BO | 0 | #408 | 1 | 6,868 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #421 | 4 | 15,987 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #445 | 108 | 10,162 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #458 | 53 | 6,731 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #476 | 8 | 7,628 |
| LY | 0 | #485 | 51 | 12,703 | |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #486 | 498 | 15,035 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #488 | 17 | 11,303 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #494 | 12 | 7,500 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #498 | 170 | 13,071 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #504 | 12 | 19,177 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #504 | 2 | 9,305 |
| LB | 0 | #505 | 154 | 13,263 | |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #508 | 25 | 11,342 |
| CO | 0 | #509 | 2 | 7,768 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #509 | 2 | 10,188 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #517 | 2 | 9,861 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #518 | 9 | 12,621 |
| BH | 0 | #519 | 35 | 17,937 | |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #530 | 19 | 10,655 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #541 | 5 | 8,334 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| MA | 0 | #554 | 795 | 20,986 | |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #563 | 37 | 8,289 |
| SY | 0 | #564 | 169 | 11,684 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #591 | 7 | 20,968 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #592 | 16 | 10,983 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #603 | 3 | 10,045 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #622 | 1 | 9,244 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #639 | 131 | 18,755 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #644 | 8 | 9,488 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #654 | 1 | 13,121 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #676 | 32 | 18,093 |
| TN | 0 | #686 | 144 | 13,765 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #697 | 4 | 13,390 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #722 | 214 | 25,931 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #776 | 1,146 | 28,008 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #826 | 26 | 14,098 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #832 | 50 | 17,948 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #886 | 7 | 7,044 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #910 | 11 | 15,656 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #913 | 18 | 5,610 |
| United States | Girls | 2013 | #915 | 6 | 9,616 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #917 | 36 | 5,697 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #926 | 1 | 14,506 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #928 | 16 | 14,861 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #934 | 18 | 5,873 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #937 | 47 | 5,561 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #944 | 16 | 14,742 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #973 | 10 | 16,355 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #995 | 7 | 16,906 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,003 | 181 | 17,781 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,010 | 167 | 20,130 | |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,028 | 65 | 22,615 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,031 | 9 | 16,750 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,055 | 24 | 16,140 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,069 | 4 | 24,821 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,091 | 21 | 25,439 |
| TR | 0 | #1,172 | 40 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,235 | 2 | 25,928 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,265 | 8 | 25,619 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,429 | 18 | 9,415 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,446 | 26 | 10,046 |
Alii is popular in 67 countries — most recent births per country:
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