Wali Boy
How popular is Wali?
#2,421 boy name in 2025
56 baby boys were named Wali in the US in 2025, making it the 2421st most popular boy name.
Wali popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #2,421 for boys (▲ 849 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 56 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+44% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,965 in 2015, #2,466 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2016 (65 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,455 in 1975 |
| First recorded | 1951 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Wali counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Wali family of names ranked #1,730 for boys in 2025 (#1,980 the year before), with 72 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Wali | 56 | 78% |
| Wally | 16 | 22% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Wali is most popular
Babies named Wali per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- New York: 0.1 per 1,000 (37 boys)
- Virginia: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (22 boys)
- New Jersey: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (10 boys)
Wali by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5 | #3,713 |
| 1960s | 33 | #2,779 |
| 1970s | 172 | #1,455 |
| 1980s | 147 | #2,517 |
| 1990s | 116 | #3,452 |
| 2000s | 160 | #4,101 |
| 2010s | 350 | #2,134 |
| 2020s | 265 | #2,421 |
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Questions
- Is Wali a boy or girl name?
- Wali is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Wali were boys.
- How popular is the name Wali?
- 56 baby boys were named Wali in the US in 2025, making it the 2421st most popular boy name.
- When was Wali most popular?
- Wali peaked in 2016, when 65 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,455 in 1975.
- How many people are named Wali?
- 1,248 babies have been named Wali in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,210 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 16.
- Where is Wali most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Wali was most common in New York, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.