Given name & surname
Asli
“one who is genuine and orig inal”
Asli is used as a given name and a surname. One Turkish interpretation is “one who is genuine and orig inal.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Turkish interpretation is “one who is genuine and orig inal.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Turkish.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1991. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Asli through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 412
- 0 boys · 412 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 22 babies
- 2025
- 22
- #5,579 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +40%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 22 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 5,579 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 40.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Minnesota had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 867 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Asli’s family of names
Asli has a related form in Asley. Asli has a related form in Asly. Asli has a related form in Alsye.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 8
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Asli
- Asli Hassan AbadeSomali air force commanderborn 1958
- Aslı İnandıkTurkish actor (born 1989)
- Asli Demirguc-KuntTurkish economist (born 1961)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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