How Many People Are Named Wali?
An estimated 1,159 people in the United States have the first name Wali. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 24 years old, and Wali peaked in popularity in 2016 with 65 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Wali as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Wali paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,159
About 1 in 295,733 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
2016
65 births
Total Registered
1,192
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Wali
Wali is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,192 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Wali as a male name
Ranked #3,314 in 2024
36 male births in 2024
Peak: 2016 (65 births)
Wali: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Wali span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 350 babies were registered. While Wali is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Wali by Decade
How has Wali tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Wali by State
Birth registrations for Wali span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New Jersey, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia. On average, about 44 Walis were registered per state.
Wali + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Wali as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Wali
Other first names starting with W with a similar number of bearers.
Wali: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Wali?
We estimate approximately 1,159 people named Wali are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 295,733 Americans share this first name.
Is Wali a common name?
Wali is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,192 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Wali most popular?
Wali reached peak popularity in 2016, when 65 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Wali is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Wali a male name?
Wali is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Wali Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Wali Smith, Wali Johnson, Wali Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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