Kali
Rank in 2025
#323
recorded as girls
#4249
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
972
girls 948 · boys 24
Peak year
2019
1,312 babies recorded as girls
All-time total
33,438
since 1957
Born a Kali? See how many share your birth year.
Any year from 1880 to 2025.
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025
Recorded as girls
Recorded as boys
Kali was most popular in 2019, when 1,312 babies recorded as girls got the name (0.78 per 1,000). In 2025, 948 babies were named Kali, ranking #323 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.
Show every year
| Year | Girls | Rank | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 948 | 323 | 24 | 4249 |
| 2024 | 1,073 | 295 | 25 | 4200 |
| 2023 | 1,072 | 290 | 29 | 3802 |
| 2022 | 1,228 | 250 | 29 | 3774 |
| 2021 | 1,123 | 284 | 43 | 2862 |
| 2020 | 1,181 | 253 | 43 | 2806 |
| 2019 | 1,312 | 241 | 41 | 2943 |
| 2018 | 1,208 | 274 | 32 | 3446 |
| 2017 | 1,089 | 302 | 37 | 3123 |
| 2016 | 1,086 | 300 | 34 | 3293 |
| 2015 | 1,187 | 267 | 30 | 3591 |
| 2014 | 1,260 | 261 | 24 | 4138 |
| 2013 | 872 | 363 | 21 | 4463 |
| 2012 | 748 | 420 | 17 | 5256 |
| 2011 | 602 | 493 | 7 | 9600 |
| 2010 | 545 | 537 | 15 | 5741 |
| 2009 | 602 | 501 | 14 | 6095 |
| 2008 | 618 | 504 | 12 | 6763 |
| 2007 | 668 | 486 | 14 | 5901 |
| 2006 | 549 | 541 | 11 | 6904 |
| 2005 | 554 | 526 | 8 | 8299 |
| 2004 | 527 | 543 | 18 | 4602 |
| 2003 | 494 | 562 | 18 | 4426 |
| 2002 | 495 | 552 | 13 | 5395 |
| 2001 | 592 | 469 | 19 | 4121 |
| 2000 | 660 | 425 | 18 | 4204 |
| 1999 | 763 | 375 | 13 | 5035 |
| 1998 | 686 | 400 | 8 | 6843 |
| 1997 | 800 | 348 | 13 | 4668 |
| 1996 | 850 | 332 | 11 | 5187 |
| 1995 | 756 | 348 | 7 | 6992 |
| 1994 | 650 | 388 | 18 | 3596 |
| 1993 | 595 | 420 | 15 | 4020 |
| 1992 | 630 | 403 | 9 | 5660 |
| 1991 | 560 | 453 | 12 | 4476 |
| 1990 | 558 | 444 | 6 | 7178 |
| 1989 | 472 | 497 | <5 | — |
| 1988 | 348 | 584 | 7 | 5751 |
| 1987 | 346 | 573 | 11 | 3959 |
| 1986 | 359 | 559 | 8 | 4853 |
| 1985 | 329 | 591 | 9 | 4333 |
| 1984 | 306 | 589 | 5 | 6315 |
| 1983 | 206 | 774 | 7 | 4907 |
| 1982 | 166 | 910 | <5 | — |
| 1981 | 129 | 1082 | 12 | 3412 |
| 1980 | 91 | 1373 | 12 | 3430 |
| 1979 | 53 | 1952 | 19 | 2465 |
| 1978 | 68 | 1581 | 15 | 2799 |
| 1977 | 61 | 1701 | 13 | 3037 |
| 1976 | 45 | 1968 | 14 | 2826 |
| 1975 | 62 | 1586 | 12 | 3078 |
| 1974 | 65 | 1499 | 20 | 2129 |
| 1973 | 34 | 2267 | 11 | 3013 |
| 1972 | 47 | 1804 | 12 | 2819 |
| 1971 | 61 | 1575 | 10 | 3146 |
| 1970 | 30 | 2450 | 6 | 4230 |
| 1969 | 16 | 3461 | <5 | — |
| 1968 | 9 | 4779 | <5 | — |
| 1967 | 12 | 3845 | <5 | — |
| 1966 | 9 | 4493 | <5 | — |
| 1965 | 6 | 5817 | <5 | — |
| 1964 | 10 | 4355 | <5 | — |
| 1963 | 6 | 5891 | <5 | — |
| 1962 | 7 | 5293 | <5 | — |
| 1961 | 5 | 6567 | <5 | — |
| 1960 | 7 | 5168 | <5 | — |
| 1959 | 8 | 4625 | <5 | — |
| 1958 | 7 | 4890 | <5 | — |
| 1957 | 6 | 5377 | <5 | — |
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Where Kali is most popular
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- Louisiana2.7×
- Delaware2.5×
- South Carolina2.5×
- District of Columbia2.2×
Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.
Recorded as girls 97% · boys 3% across all years