The baby name Wali is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced WAH-lee (English, /ˈwɑːli/),wa-LEE (Arabic approximation, /waˈliː/).
The baby name Wali is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced WAH-lee (English, /ˈwɑːli/),wa-LEE (Arabic approximation, /waˈliː/).
Wali is Arabic, Urdu in Origin.
Wali is an Arabic masculine name (ولي) meaning 'guardian, protector, patron,' and, in a spiritual sense, 'saintly friend [of God].' It is also one of the 99 Names of God in Islam (al-Wali), lending the name reverence in Muslim cultures and making it common in devotional and theophoric compounds.
As a given name, Wali appears across the Arabic-speaking world and throughout South and Central Asia and the Horn of Africa, either alone or in combinations such as Abdul Wali and Waliullah/Valiullah. Due to phonetic shifts across languages, notable variants include Vali (Persian) and Veli (Turkish/Ottoman); Kurdish Weli is also found, while Urdu and Pashto preserve the Arabic form. The word also served as a title for a provincial governor and denotes a legal guardian in Islamic law, associations that reinforced its status. Overall, Wali evokes protection, stewardship, and divinely guided friendship.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KR | Boys | 0 | #27 | 1 | 897 |
| DJ | Boys | 0 | #36 | 1 | 657 |
| AF | 0 | #56 | 21 | 1,883 | |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #72 | 321 | 3,535 |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #78 | 2 | 3,375 |
| AF | Girls | 0 | #88 | 7 | 2,402 |
| SD | 0 | #101 | 2 | 2,130 | |
| QA | 0 | #105 | 2 | 7,011 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #108 | 26 | 6,332 |
| PH | 0 | #110 | 1 | 5,607 | |
| OM | 0 | #120 | 2 | 6,215 | |
| IQ | 0 | #128 | 6 | 3,533 | |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #132 | 4 | 4,130 |
| GR | 0 | #135 | 1 | 3,911 | |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #151 | 1 | 4,216 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #153 | 2 | 4,685 |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #177 | 1 | 2,769 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2022 | #179 | 4 | 1,509 |
| AE | 0 | #182 | 6 | 10,220 | |
| RU | 0 | #194 | 1 | 3,641 | |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #209 | 3 | 3,402 |
| BD | 0 | #213 | 15 | 5,992 | |
| HU | Girls | 0 | #225 | 1 | 3,308 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #246 | 4 | 5,568 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #251 | 1 | 6,592 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #255 | 2 | 7,111 |
| NG | 0 | #266 | 7 | 5,926 | |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #269 | 5 | 6,912 |
| SA | 0 | #280 | 16 | 10,560 | |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #296 | 1 | 6,578 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #297 | 7 | 7,909 |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #298 | 9 | 2,588 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #305 | 1 | 6,530 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #317 | 130 | 10,523 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #324 | 9 | 7,401 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #328 | 4 | 9,639 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #337 | 1 | 6,973 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #339 | 5 | 15,378 |
| MY | 0 | #350 | 5 | 12,352 | |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #351 | 1 | 5,378 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #356 | 3 | 7,678 |
| YE | 0 | #358 | 24 | 8,639 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #360 | 2 | 8,138 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #362 | 1 | 8,539 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #366 | 4 | 8,477 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #374 | 1,162 | 22,615 |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #381 | 7 | 2,865 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #386 | 4 | 7,057 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #386 | 3,243 | 28,008 |
| Finland | Boys | 0 | #395 | 33 | 2,041 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #400 | 7 | 8,413 |
| BO | 0 | #406 | 3 | 6,868 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #407 | 2 | 11,440 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #411 | 3 | 5,922 |
| EG | 0 | #412 | 1 | 6,387 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #420 | 5 | 15,987 |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #426 | 17 | 2,180 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #440 | 141 | 10,045 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #449 | 19 | 7,628 |
| BH | 0 | #454 | 100 | 17,937 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #487 | 183 | 13,071 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #496 | 4 | 7,625 |
| LY | 0 | #499 | 37 | 12,703 | |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #502 | 4 | 9,305 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #504 | 12 | 19,177 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #507 | 4 | 10,188 |
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #515 | 38 | 10,162 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #518 | 1 | 9,861 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #519 | 7 | 11,303 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #524 | 3 | 12,621 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #532 | 22 | 20,968 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #536 | 1 | 6,731 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #541 | 10 | 12,054 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #542 | 4 | 8,334 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #547 | 161 | 18,093 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #553 | 5 | 12,905 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #558 | 3 | 11,671 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #599 | 294 | 17,948 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #601 | 169 | 18,755 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #616 | 7 | 9,244 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #630 | 3 | 18,916 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #648 | 7 | 13,121 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #666 | 32 | 17,960 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #671 | 12 | 3,552 |
| LB | 0 | #682 | 9 | 13,263 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #696 | 5 | 13,390 |
| TN | 0 | #731 | 99 | 13,765 | |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #733 | 54 | 15,093 |
| SY | 0 | #760 | 8 | 11,684 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #784 | 2 | 12,213 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #799 | 153 | 16,906 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #802 | 134 | 25,931 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #809 | 70 | 14,506 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #827 | 60 | 15,035 |
| DZ | 0 | #856 | 327 | 20,130 | |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #857 | 36 | 7,044 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #885 | 68 | 5,697 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #887 | 44 | 5,610 |
| MA | 0 | #889 | 241 | 20,986 | |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #894 | 58 | 5,873 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #897 | 216 | 25,439 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #909 | 12 | 15,656 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #946 | 56 | 16,750 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #982 | 13 | 24,821 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #991 | 2 | 12,708 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,005 | 5 | 14,742 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 2 | 14,861 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,025 | 9 | 16,355 |
| TR | 0 | #1,067 | 145 | 19,440 | |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,152 | 1 | 16,140 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,159 | 20 | 25,619 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,231 | 6 | 25,928 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,360 | 112 | 10,046 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,436 | 11 | 9,415 |
Wali is popular in 72 countries — most recent births per country:
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