A Arabic name gently fading from the charts.
A surname from Arabic.
Wali is a boy's baby name of Arabic origin meaning 'guardian' or 'protector,' from the Arabic root waliya (to be near, to govern). Al-Wali is one of the 99 names of Allah in Islamic theology. In Sufi Islam, a wali is also a saint — a person close to God.
Wali climbed 2806 spots in the last 20 years — from #6120 to #3314.
| Decade | Births | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 209 | ▼ |
| 2010s | 350 | ▲ |
| 2000s | 160 | ▲ |
| 1990s | 116 | ▼ |
| 1980s | 147 | ▼ |
| 1970s | 172 | ▲ |
| 1960s | 33 | ▲ |
| 1950s | 5 | — |
| Year | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 36 | #3314 |
| 2023 | 37 | #3283 |
| 2022 | 45 | #2865 |
| 2021 | 39 | #3116 |
| 2020 | 52 | #2503 |
| 2019 | 51 | #2578 |
| 2018 | 49 | #2616 |
| 2017 | 55 | #2384 |
| 2016 | 65 | #2144 |
| 2015 | 39 | #3019 |
| 2014 | 24 | #4255 |
| 2013 | 18 | #5159 |
| 2012 | 17 | #5466 |
| 2011 | 17 | #5415 |
| 2010 | 15 | #6017 |
| 2009 | 13 | #6786 |
| 2008 | 20 | #4890 |
| 2007 | 15 | #5890 |
| 2006 | 23 | #4213 |
| 2005 | 18 | #4812 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. Showing years with 5+ recorded births.
Last updated May 2026 · Data: U.S. Social Security Administration (1951–2024) · Methodology