The name Wali reached its peak in 2016, with 65 registrations (ranked #2144). The name has actually been around since 1951 — over a century — though it took until recently to find its widest audience. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #2782) today, averaging about 47 new babies per year. Wali's usage has held roughly steady recently. Across all years on record, approximately 1,192 American babies have carried this name.