Asli
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ahs-LUH
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,935 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #5,553 for girls
Asli is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “genuine, original”. In 2025 it ranked 4,935th for girls in the UK (4 babies) and 5,553rd for girls in the US (22 babies).
What does Asli mean?
Arabic: Turkish name from Arabic asl 'origin'
“genuine, original”
Turkish name borne by the heroine of the folk romance Asli and Kerem.
Is Asli a girl's or a boy's name?
Asli is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 girls in the UK and 22 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Asli in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,935th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 4 about 1 in 70,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 42% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 4 girls in the UK were named Asli, making it the 4,935th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,110th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 10 girls.
Half of all the girls named Asli in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2019. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 4,866th in England and Wales.
Asli in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,935 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,907 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,766 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,870 |
| 2021 | 3 | #5,824 |
| 2020 | 5 | #4,110 |
| 2019 | 10 | #2,590 |
| 2018 | 9 | #2,825 |
| 2017 | 7 | #3,395 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,788 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 8 | #3,031 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,719 |
| 2012 | 7 | #3,471 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,992 |
| 2009 | 7 | #3,201 |
| 2008 | 8 | #2,895 |
| 2007 | 4 | #4,494 |
| 2006 | 4 | #4,357 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,806 |
| 2004 | 1 | #6,173 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 4 | #3,556 |
| 2001 | 4 | #3,427 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
| 1998 | 4 | #3,310 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,815 |
How popular is Asli in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,553rd among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 22 about 1 in 73,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 33% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 22 girls in the US were named Asli, making it the 5,553rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,663rd. Its busiest year was 2024, with 22 girls. It first appears in the records in 1991.
Half of all the girls named Asli in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Asli in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22 | #5,553 |
| 2024 | 22 | #5,612 |
| 2023 | 20 | #5,955 |
| 2022 | 21 | #5,790 |
| 2021 | 13 | #8,019 |
| 2020 | 21 | #5,663 |
| 2019 | 13 | #8,134 |
| 2018 | 14 | #7,758 |
| 2017 | 10 | #9,939 |
| 2016 | 12 | #8,872 |
| 2015 | 11 | #9,476 |
| 2014 | 11 | #9,512 |
| 2013 | 12 | #9,031 |
| 2012 | 13 | #8,628 |
| 2011 | 8 | #12,146 |
| 2010 | 17 | #7,214 |
| 2009 | 21 | #6,314 |
| 2008 | 15 | #8,105 |
| 2007 | 15 | #8,094 |
| 2006 | 12 | #9,282 |
| 2005 | 16 | #7,133 |
| 2004 | 7 | #12,754 |
| 2003 | 10 | #9,666 |
| 2002 | 11 | #8,831 |
| 2001 | 10 | #9,344 |
| 2000 | 7 | #11,794 |
| 1999 | 9 | #9,472 |
| 1998 | 8 | #10,116 |
| 1997 | 9 | #9,012 |
| 1996 | 8 | #9,576 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 8 | #9,483 |
| 1991 | 6 | #11,501 |
Names like Asli
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ayah, Safa, Zainab, Aaliyah, Ayat, Amira, Hafsa, Amal, Ayra, Ayla, Hiba, Raya
Names related to Asli
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Amir, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Hamza, Kairo
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Asli: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/asli, updated 20 October 2026.