Alif
#12,257 most common boys' name of all time · #31,439 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1973–2025
Rank among boys
#12,257
Rank overall
#31,439 of 105,966
First appeared
1973
Years on the list
27 of 146
All-time
181
Since 2016
56
Peak year
2020 #7,671
Best rank
#4,732 1975
Girls
Boys
peak 10/yr
Alif first appears in 1973. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,384 |
| 2024 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,254 |
| 2023 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,145 |
| 2022 | — | 8 | 8 | #9,200 |
| 2021 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,101 |
| 2020 | — | 10 | 10 | #7,671 |
| 2017 | — | 9 | 9 | #8,342 |
| 2016 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,068 |
| 2015 | — | 6 | 6 | #10,984 |
| 2013 | — | 7 | 7 | #9,948 |
| 2012 | — | 9 | 9 | #8,368 |
| 2011 | — | 7 | 7 | #9,917 |
| 2010 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,671 |
| 2009 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,339 |
| 2008 | — | 8 | 8 | #9,272 |
| 2007 | — | 9 | 9 | #8,405 |
| 2005 | — | 6 | 6 | #10,506 |
| 2003 | — | 5 | 5 | #11,384 |
| 2001 | — | 7 | 7 | #8,609 |
| 2000 | — | 8 | 8 | #7,677 |
| 1995 | — | 6 | 6 | #8,205 |
| 1993 | — | 6 | 6 | #8,081 |
| 1981 | — | 5 | 5 | #6,855 |
| 1979 | — | 6 | 6 | #5,840 |
| 1975 | — | 7 | 7 | #4,732 |
| 1974 | — | 6 | 6 | #5,119 |
| 1973 | — | 6 | 6 | #5,014 |