Given name & surname
Zali
“a heavenly woman”
Zali is a variant of Zaylee. One English interpretation is “a heavenly woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Zali is a variant of Zaylee. One English interpretation is “a heavenly woman.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Zali is a variant of Zaylee. An origin associated with Zaylee is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2008. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Zali through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 66
- 0 boys · 66 girls
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Zali’s family of names
Zali has a related form in Zaylee. In Greek usage, Zali as a surname is a transliteration of Ζάλη.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Zali
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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