Alif Popularity by Year
Follow Alif across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Alif birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boys | 5 | #12,008 | Down 1,070 places |
| 2024 | Boys | 6 | #10,938 | Down 117 places |
| 2023 | Boys | 6 | #10,821 | Down 1,831 places |
| 2022 | Boys | 8 | #8,990 | Up 1,809 places |
| 2021 | Boys | 6 | #10,799 | Down 3,297 places |
| 2020 | Boys | 10 | #7,502 | Up 638 places |
| 2017 | Boys | 9 | #8,140 | Up 2,604 places |
| 2016 | Boys | 6 | #10,744 | Down 100 places |
| 2015 | Boys | 6 | #10,644 | Down 989 places |
| 2013 | Boys | 7 | #9,655 | Down 1,497 places |
| 2012 | Boys | 9 | #8,158 | Up 1,442 places |
| 2011 | Boys | 7 | #9,600 | Up 2,631 places |
| 2010 | Boys | 5 | #12,231 | Down 1,237 places |
| 2009 | Boys | 6 | #10,994 | Down 1,975 places |
| 2008 | Boys | 8 | #9,019 | Down 846 places |
| 2007 | Boys | 9 | #8,173 | Up 1,978 places |
| 2005 | Boys | 6 | #10,151 | Up 743 places |
| 2003 | Boys | 5 | #10,894 | Down 2,555 places |
| 2001 | Boys | 7 | #8,339 | Down 923 places |
| 2000 | Boys | 8 | #7,416 | Up 376 places |
| 1995 | Boys | 6 | #7,792 | Down 154 places |
| 1993 | Boys | 6 | #7,638 | Down 1,376 places |
| 1981 | Boys | 5 | #6,262 | Down 907 places |
| 1979 | Boys | 6 | #5,355 | Down 1,046 places |
| 1975 | Boys | 7 | #4,309 | Up 325 places |
| 1974 | Boys | 6 | #4,634 | Down 129 places |
| 1973 | Boys | 6 | #4,505 | — |