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Kali name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Kali ranks #323 in female records (948 reported) and #4,318 in male records (24 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#323 · 948 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
Count decreased by 125 female records (1,073 to 948); rank moved from #295 to #323.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
Count decreased by 175 female records (1,123 to 948); rank moved from #284 to #323.
2025 male rank and count
#4,318 · 24 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count decreased by 1 male records (25 to 24); rank moved from #4,261 to #4,318.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count decreased by 19 male records (43 to 24); rank moved from #2,888 to #4,318.
Peak year in available data
2019: 1,312 female records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Kali becoming more popular?

Kali's reported female count decreased by 125 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #295 to #323. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Kali 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 KaliFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.1,3120201620252016: 1,086 female records2017: 1,089 female records2018: 1,208 female records2019: 1,312 female records2020: 1,181 female records2021: 1,123 female records2022: 1,228 female records2023: 1,072 female records2024: 1,073 female records2025: 948 female records2016: 34 male records2017: 37 male records2018: 32 male records2019: 41 male records2020: 43 male records2021: 43 male records2022: 29 male records2023: 29 male records2024: 25 male records2025: 24 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
2025948323244,318
20241,073295254,261
20231,072291293,843
20221,228250293,822
20211,123284432,888
20201,181253432,820
20191,312242412,965
20181,208274323,478
20171,089302373,159
20161,086300343,331

Questions about Kali’s popularity

How common is Kali in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Kali ranks #323 in female records (948 reported) and #4,318 in male records (24 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 Kali?

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

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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 Kali creates a match.

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