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Alif

100% boys · 5 born in 2025

Alif has been given to about 181 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2020, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 174
Median age today16 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Alif per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2020 · 10
  • Born in 20255
  • All time181
  • England & Wales, 20258

How popular is Alif?

Its best year was 2020, when 10 babies were given the name, ranking 7520th. The typical living American called Alif is about 16 years old today.

Names that sound like Alif

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Ali0.71
  2. Alix0.63
  3. Alvin0.60
  4. Alvis0.60
  5. Arlin0.60
  6. Albin0.60
  7. Allyn0.57
  8. Leif0.55

Middle names for Alif

Ranked by flow score
  1. Alif Paul0.77
  2. Alif John0.77
  3. Alif Lee0.77
  4. Alif Dean0.76
  5. Alif Blake0.76
  6. Alif Bryce0.76

Sibling names for Alif

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Soleilsister · 0.78
  2. Keziahsister · 0.78
  3. Jahmirbrother · 0.78
  4. Hazielbrother · 0.78
  5. Koenbrother · 0.77
  6. Cielosister · 0.77

Where Alif is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Alif Reyes0.72
    2. Alif Nguyen0.72
    3. Alif Moore0.72
    4. Alif Lee0.72
    5. Alif Hall0.72
    6. Alif Green0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Alif

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.