MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Dali mean?
Hindi ḍālī supplies the branch meaning of Dali. Dolly offers another established name source as a familiar form of Dorothy, whose Greek components mean gift of God.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
डाली
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
डॉली
Letter-by-letter: ḍaॉlī
4,629 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
Devanagari
दली
Letter-by-letter: dalī
2,162 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Dali in Indian usage
43,913 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for girls (94.4%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 41,446 records (94.4%).
- Recorded as male: 2,467 records (5.6%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 608 |
| 1940s | 1,352 |
| 1950s | 2,605 |
| 1960s | 4,846 |
| 1970s | 7,346 |
| 1980s | 13,428 |
| 1990s | 13,518 |
| Other decades | 210 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Rajasthan | 12,868 |
| Odisha | 6,075 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 5,675 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 4,997 |
| Bihar | 3,440 |
| Delhi | 2,446 |
| Kerala | 1,951 |
| Assam | 1,312 |
| Maharashtra | 1,301 |
| Jharkhand | 957 |
| Tripura | 767 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 703 |
| Haryana | 327 |
| Punjab | 260 |
| Meghalaya | 197 |
| Uttarakhand | 147 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 100 |
| Other states | 390 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Dali / F | 3 | 5,927 |
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
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Dali; Table_6, C6288 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Dali; Table_6, C6288