Ali (/ˈɑːli/ or /ˈæli/; Arabic: علي, romanized: ʿAlī) is a common unisex (originally male) name.

The Ali surname is especially common in Arab countries and the rest of the Muslim world.

[1] Ali is the most common last name in Qatar, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Somalia, Kuwait and Libya.

[2] The last name can also be found among the Indian Muslim and Pakistani communities, as it is often associated with the descendants of Ali in these regions.

Among English speakers it is used as a short form of male or female names starting with "Ali", such as Alice, Alison, Alisha, Alistair, Alexander, or Alexandra.