Kali

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Kali is a given name used predominantly for girls, but also given to boys (3% of births). There have been 32,455 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 31,568 as girls and 887 as boys. Kali gained popularity in the 1980s, peaked in 2019 and remains popular today.

Popularity Over Time

Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 1,091
2023 1,100
2022 1,257
2021 1,166
2020 1,224
2019 1,352
2018 1,239
2017 1,126
2016 1,120
2015 1,216
2014 1,284
2013 893
2012 765
2011 609
2010 560
2009 616
2008 630
2007 682
2006 560
2005 562
2004 545
2003 512
2002 508
2001 611
2000 678
1999 776
1998 694
1997 813
1996 861
1995 763
1994 668
1993 610
1992 639
1991 572
1990 564
1989 472
1988 355
1987 357
1986 367
1985 338
1984 311
1983 213
1982 166
1981 141
1980 103
1979 72
1978 83
1977 74
1976 59
1975 74
1974 85
1973 45
1972 59
1971 71
1970 36
1969 16
1968 9
1967 12
1966 9
1965 6
1964 10
1963 6
1962 7
1961 5
1960 7
1959 8
1958 7
1957 6