The baby name Uli is a Boy name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced OO-lee.
Uli is German, Old High German in Origin.
The baby name Uli is a boy name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced OO-lee.
Uli is German, Old High German in Origin.
Uli is a German hypocoristic attached chiefly to Ulrich and its cognates. The older name is Old High German Uodalrīh, also written Uodalrich, from uodal or odal, hereditary property, ancestral estate, plus rīhhi or rīh, ruler, authority. As a short form, Uli keeps the first stressed syllable and adds the familiar German -i ending, so its inherited literal sense is heritage ruler rather than an independent root word.
Ulrich was established in medieval German-speaking Europe, notably through Saint Ulrich of Augsburg, a tenth-century bishop whose cult helped spread the full name. Uli is most at home as an everyday diminutive in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland; it may also shorten Ulrike for women. Related forms include Ulrich, Ullrich, Ulrik, Ulrico, and Polish Ulryk. In English-language records Uli remains rare, with appearances often tied to German or Central European family usage.
| Uli I of Mali Uli I of Mali is best known as the second mansa of the Mali Empire. Also called Mansa Uli or Yérélinkon, he was the son and successor of Sunjata. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | 0 | #38 | 2 | 2,238 | |
| MT | 0 | #43 | 1 | 1,767 | |
| LU | 0 | #66 | 1 | 2,830 | |
| ID | Girls | 0 | #99 | 4 | 3,319 |
| TW | 0 | #102 | 2 | 4,523 | |
| GR | 0 | #134 | 2 | 3,911 | |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #135 | 1 | 4,130 |
| CR | 0 | #165 | 1 | 5,526 | |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #179 | 1 | 4,064 |
| AR | 0 | #190 | 4 | 2,915 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #190 | 1 | 4,850 |
| RU | 0 | #192 | 3 | 3,641 | |
| Austria | 0 | #199 | 15 | 850 | |
| LT | Girls | 0 | #200 | 1 | 1,904 |
| DK | 0 | #206 | 1 | 5,198 | |
| PL | 0 | #212 | 1 | 2,600 | |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #215 | 6 | 3,850 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #217 | 4 | 4,970 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #225 | 1,880 | 5,697 |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #226 | 2 | 4,141 |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #231 | 1 | 3,559 |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #246 | 1 | 3,322 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #249 | 1 | 6,293 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #250 | 4 | 6,830 |
| PT | 0 | #250 | 1 | 4,161 | |
| Germany | 0 | #256 | 201 | 2,542 | |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #278 | 1 | 7,507 |
| SG | 0 | #281 | 2 | 11,010 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #284 | 6 | 8,139 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #290 | 7 | 6,578 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #294 | 1 | 3,687 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #300 | 4 | 5,122 |
| Austria | Girls | 0 | #301 | 123 | 1,885 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #305 | 1 | 6,530 |
| PE | 0 | #327 | 3 | 6,350 | |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #329 | 4 | 5,862 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #332 | 1 | 7,401 |
| GT | 0 | #337 | 2 | 5,948 | |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #342 | 2 | 15,378 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #349 | 3 | 5,378 |
| MY | 0 | #353 | 2 | 12,352 | |
| BR | 0 | #357 | 4 | 5,969 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #357 | 3 | 8,829 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #364 | 1 | 5,096 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #379 | 3 | 7,951 |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #396 | 47 | 2,180 |
| MX | 0 | #399 | 15 | 8,339 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #403 | 65 | 7,628 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #406 | 1 | 8,413 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #406 | 3 | 11,440 |
| BO | 0 | #408 | 1 | 6,868 | |
| EG | 0 | #409 | 4 | 6,387 | |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #409 | 5 | 5,922 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #422 | 3 | 15,987 |
| CL | 0 | #433 | 2 | 6,867 | |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #464 | 471 | 4,949 |
| ZA | 0 | #469 | 6 | 14,421 | |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #477 | 22 | 11,913 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #489 | 17 | 12,621 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #493 | 7 | 7,625 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #504 | 2 | 9,305 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #508 | 3 | 10,188 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #535 | 2 | 6,731 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #541 | 1 | 7,500 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #544 | 2 | 8,334 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #554 | 8 | 10,655 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #555 | 3 | 12,905 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #592 | 6 | 20,968 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #598 | 10 | 10,983 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #618 | 5 | 9,244 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #624 | 9 | 18,916 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #627 | 4 | 8,289 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #641 | 5 | 11,648 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #646 | 5 | 16,104 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #654 | 1 | 13,121 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #692 | 9 | 13,390 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #695 | 298 | 16,355 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #697 | 1 | 13,071 |
| IT | 0 | #705 | 10 | 4,183 | |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #734 | 6 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #740 | 4 | 18,093 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #783 | 3 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #824 | 3 | 15,093 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #852 | 27 | 14,506 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #888 | 43 | 5,610 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #906 | 15 | 15,656 |
| United States | Girls | 2012 | #911 | 5 | 9,635 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #912 | 4 | 14,098 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #923 | 3 | 15,035 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #926 | 10 | 25,931 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #931 | 11 | 12,708 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #950 | 45 | 24,821 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #957 | 27 | 5,561 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #998 | 4 | 16,906 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,008 | 3 | 14,861 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,038 | 2 | 16,750 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,085 | 27 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,148 | 31 | 25,619 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,150 | 3 | 16,140 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,170 | 14 | 17,781 |
| MA | 0 | #1,197 | 3 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,231 | 6 | 25,928 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,233 | 2 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,247 | 8 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,403 | 44 | 9,415 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,406 | 66 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,684 | 8 | 28,008 |
Uli is popular in 58 countries — most recent births per country:
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