Forename علي

Around the world, علي (علي , Ali , Aly ) is a prevalent boy's forename. The first name علي is habitual in Western Asia, particularly Iraq, where it is a prevalent predominantly masculine, but scarcely girly name, Lebanon, and Syria, where it is a prevalent masculine name (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in Iraq, Pakistan, and Egypt. Also, علي is the last name as well as the forename.

Jesus fish علي is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name علي

name Aly, name エリー, name আলী, name Al, name 阿利, name Ali, name עלי, name عيلي, name Allée, name Elie, name Эли, name Sofu, name അലി, name على, name エリ, name Eli, name アリ, name Алий, name Элай, name Əli, name Алі, name Әли, name 埃利, name Alí, name Или, name إلي, name علی, name Элий, name Али, name 'Ali, name علي, name 'Ly, name 阿里, name Âli, name Αλή, name アリー, name Αλί, name Aelius, name আলি, name אלי, name Alireza, name Aliou, name Elî, name Alī, name Илай, name إيلي, name Ely, name Aliah

VARIANT	COUNTRY
علي	Iran, Iraq, Egypt, Yemen, Sudan
Aly, Ali	Egypt, Pakistan, India, Saudi Arabia, Turkey
Alí	Morocco, Iraq, Egypt, Sudan, Algeria

First names said to be same

'Ali, 'Ly, Aelius, Al, Aliah, Aliou, Alireza, Allée, Alī, Eli, Elie, Ely, Elî, Sofu, Âli, Əli, Αλή, Αλί, Али, Алий, Алі, Илай, Или, Элай, Эли, Элий, Әли, אלי, עלי, إلي, إيلي, على, علی, عيلي, আলি, আলী, അലി, アリ, アリー, エリ, エリー, 埃利, 阿利, and 阿里

First name علي in the context

علي is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Eli Ayase , the fictional character from Love Live! School Idol Project; Ali Baba , the character from the folk tale Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, One Thousand and One Nights; علي الزيبق المصري , character in One Thousand and One Nights; Ali G , the fictional character created by Sacha Baron Cohen, Da Ali G Show and Eli "Weevil" Navarro , the fictional human, Veronica Mars, and in many other works.

Notable namesakes

	علي بن أبي طالب The fourth caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate (656–661), SA (b. 602)
	الحسن بن علي Grandson of Muhammad (625–670), SA (b. 624)
	الحسين بن علي Grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, SA (b. 626)
	عباس بن علي Son of ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib (647-680), SA (b. 647)
	علي الأكبر Great-grandson of Muhammad (c. 652-680), SA (b. 654)
	القاسم بن الحسن بن علي Son of Hasan ibn Ali (667-680), SA (b. 667)
	علي بن عبد الله البارقي SA (b. 623)
	علي الرضا eighth of the Twelve Shia Imams (766-818), SA (b. 770)
	علي بن المديني Sunni Islamic scholar (778–849), IQ (b. 778)
	مندل بن علي IQ (b. 721)
	علي بن زياد Ifriqiyan saint and jurisconsult, LY (b. 750)
	علي بن الجعد IQ (b. 750)
	علي بن جبلة Iraqi poet, IQ (b. 776)
	علي الهادي النقي tenth of the Twelve Shia Imams, SA (b. 829)
	علي بن العبَّاس بن جُريج الرومي Iraqi poet, IQ (b. 836)