Ali vs Serah
Ali and Serahcompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Ali was ranked #483 and Serah #483 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Ali was ranked #5891 and Serah #1743 among girls in England and Wales.
Ali and Serah over time
Ali and Serah appear together in 1 published list, across 8 years of shared records. Ali held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Serah in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Ali reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Serah in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls8 shared years, 2011–2025
Ali held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Serah in 1.
Highest recorded here: Ali #203 in 2011, Serah #483 in 2025.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ali #483, Serah #483.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Ali | Serah |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | female |
| Meaning | Traditionally associated with 'elevated' or 'lofty, sublime', from the Arabic root 'to be high'. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Arabic | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈæli/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #58 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #483 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ali has a recorded origin (Arabic); Serah does not have one recorded yet.
- Ali and Serah both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Ali; Serah doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Ali
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #245 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1997–2025
Highest recorded position: #57 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2024 (recorded 1997–2025).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #58 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Serah
Popularity journey
First recorded2009
First recorded at #4564 among girls in England and Wales in 2009 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2011–2025
Highest recorded position: #483 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025 (recorded 2011–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #483 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls