Sali
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- SAH-lee
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,065 for boys
Sali is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “righteous, virtuous”. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies).
What does Sali mean?
Arabic: Albanian form of Salih
“righteous, virtuous”
The Albanian form of Salih, an Arabic name borne by a prophet sent to the people of Thamud in the Quran.
Is Sali a girl's or a boy's name?
Sali is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Sali in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,065among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Sali, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2016, with 6 boys.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Sali in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,241 |
Names like Sali
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad Umar Rafi Amir Musa Zayd Zayaan Mustafa Zayan Ahmed Hamza Abdullah
Names related to Sali
More Arabic names
Layla Mohammed Lyla Mohammad Zara Aaliyah Amira Fatima Ali Yahya Zayn Aisha Omar Zahra Kairo Safa
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, “Sali: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/sali, updated 20 October 2026.