MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Bali mean?
Balī describes someone possessing strength. A separate Sanskrit form bali denotes an offering. Bali also names the legendary king associated with Vishnu’s Vamana incarnation.
Pronunciation
IAST: balī
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
बली
Letter-by-letter: balī
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
बलि
Letter-by-letter: bali
1,180 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Bali in Indian usage
21,819 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (81.9%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 3,943 records (18.1%).
- Recorded as male: 17,876 records (81.9%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 876 |
| 1940s | 2,044 |
| 1950s | 3,300 |
| 1960s | 4,602 |
| 1970s | 4,830 |
| 1980s | 3,835 |
| 1990s | 2,118 |
| Other decades | 214 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Bihar | 4,765 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 3,222 |
| Maharashtra | 3,073 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 2,381 |
| Jharkhand | 1,452 |
| Odisha | 1,162 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 1,149 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 1,019 |
| Punjab | 862 |
| Haryana | 757 |
| Rajasthan | 744 |
| Delhi | 632 |
| Uttarakhand | 204 |
| Assam | 108 |
| Other states | 289 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | Bali / F | 3 | 780 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- Scotland 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Bali; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Girl ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Bali; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Girl
- Monier-Williams, balin, p. 723,2 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
- Monier-Williams, bali, p. 723,3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.