Bali: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Bali – Origin: place name (Bali, Indonesia, Sanskrit-derived toponym) – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: BAH-lee


Bali is a place name (Bali, Indonesia, Sanskrit-derived toponym) girl's name. It appears in 4 of our baby name lists.

Meaning & Origin of Bali

Origin: place name (Bali, Indonesia, Sanskrit-derived toponym).

A common claim: Widely claimed to mean 'offering' in Sanskrit. Actually: That's only one of two competing, unresolved etymologies (the other reads 'wave'); it isn't a settled fact.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Bali

Phonetic: BAH-lee   IPA: /ˈbɑːli/

Popularity of Bali

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1995–2024.

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