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Cali name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Cali ranks #574 in female records (518 reported) and #5,899 in male records (15 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#574 · 518 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
Count decreased by 104 female records (622 to 518); rank moved from #493 to #574.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
Count decreased by 451 female records (969 to 518); rank moved from #336 to #574.
2025 male rank and count
#5,899 · 15 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count increased by 1 male records (14 to 15); rank moved from #6,242 to #5,899.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count decreased by 10 male records (25 to 15); rank moved from #4,130 to #5,899.
Peak year in available data
2019: 1,217 female records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Cali becoming more popular?

Cali's reported female count decreased by 104 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #493 to #574. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Cali in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for CaliFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.1,2170201620252016: 1,200 female records2017: 1,128 female records2018: 1,188 female records2019: 1,217 female records2020: 1,089 female records2021: 969 female records2022: 844 female records2023: 683 female records2024: 622 female records2025: 518 female records2016: 32 male records2017: 25 male records2018: 36 male records2019: 35 male records2020: 51 male records2021: 25 male records2022: 27 male records2023: 26 male records2024: 14 male records2025: 15 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025518574155,899
2024622493146,242
2023683450264,131
2022844374274,002
2021969336254,130
20201,089294512,516
20191,217274353,270
20181,188279363,180
20171,128288254,125
20161,200264323,453

Questions about Cali’s popularity

How common is Cali in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Cali ranks #574 in female records (518 reported) and #5,899 in male records (15 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Cali?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Cali only.

Can I compare this name with my partner?

Use Save or Maybe above to start a device shortlist. Create separate accounts and connect them to see each other’s saved names and maybes. Both saving Cali creates a match.

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