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Alif

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Alif: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Rising

among boys in England and Wales · 2007–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 2007 to 2025, ranging from #2320 to #4991.20092013201720202025#2320#4991
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
2007#3095
2008#4432
2009#4527
2011#3300
2012#3039
2013#3822
2014#3895
2015#4747
2017#3996
2018#3959
2019#3411
2020#3848
2022#2320
2023#4991
2025#2664

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 15 of the 19 years from 2007 to 2025.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 2007–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded2007

    First recorded at #3095 among boys in England and Wales in 2007 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #2664 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 2007 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #720 in Republic of Ireland in 2010.

Alif's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#26648HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#49913HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#23209HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#38484HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#34115HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#39594HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#39964HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#47473HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#38954HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#38224HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#30396HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#33005HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#45273HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#44323HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#30955HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandmale#7203HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Alif is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Alif, between 2007 and 2025, in 16 of those 19 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2022Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2010Republic of Ireland: highest position in 201020072025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales2007–202515#2320 in 2022
Republic of Ireland20101#720 in 2010

Its high point came 12 years earlier in Republic of Ireland (2010) than in England and Wales (2022).

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Alif

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 2007–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 2007 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #720 in Republic of Ireland in 2010. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.