Kali

Girl name

Kali has been given to 33,438 babies in the U.S. since 1957. It peaked in 2019 and currently ranks #323 for girls (2025).

Meaning & origin /ˈkɑːli/

From Sanskrit काली (kālī) or कालिका (kālikā).

Origin: Sanskrit

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

33,438

Peak year

2019 (1,353 babies)

Rank in 2025

#323 for girls

First recorded

1957

10-year trend

▼ -20%

Gender split

97% girls / 3% boys

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Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Kali.

33,016 babies since 1893

33,964 babies since 1942

33,998 babies since 1880

32,848 babies since 1880

34,159 babies since 1960

34,210 babies since 1996

32,220 babies since 1941

34,722 babies since 1947

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