A rare name possibly meaning calm or a variation of Shelly.
Shali is a rare name with multiple potential roots. In some contexts, it is viewed as a modern diminutive of names like Shalimar or a variation of the English name Shelley, meaning 'clearing on a bank.' It is also occasionally associated with Hebrew origins meaning 'mine' or 'my own.'
Less common today
Shali isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #10,301 in 2000.
US births per 5-year period, 1990βpresent (SSA data).