Nali
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- NAH-lee
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,537 for boys
Nali is a boys' name. In 2025 it ranked 1,537th for boys in the UK (18 babies).
Is Nali a girl's or a boy's name?
Nali is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 18 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Nali in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,537among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 18about 1 in 17,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 31% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 18 boys in the UK were named Nali, making it the 1,537th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,657th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 26 boys.
2025 had fewer boys named Nali than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named Nali in the UK since 1996 were born between 2016 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,465th in England and Wales.
Nali in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 | #1,537 |
| 2024 | 26 | #1,177 |
| 2023 | 23 | #1,286 |
| 2022 | 22 | #1,312 |
| 2021 | 19 | #1,422 |
| 2020 | 15 | #1,657 |
| 2019 | 21 | #1,302 |
| 2018 | 15 | #1,715 |
| 2017 | 15 | #1,738 |
| 2016 | 12 | #2,007 |
| 2015 | 13 | #1,888 |
| 2014 | 13 | #1,834 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,096 |
| 2012 | 8 | #2,595 |
| 2011 | 9 | #2,311 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 6 | #2,970 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 1 | #5,109 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 1 | #4,138 |
Names like Nali
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Bodhi Musa Muhammad Yahya Eli Levi River Noah Ayaan Arham Yusuf Hadi
Names related to Nali
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Nali: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nali, updated 20 October 2026.