Kali
Girl name · Sanskrit origin
Kali meaning
Bud (of flower)
Kali at a glance
- Used as
- Girl name
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- Listed in
- Muslim baby names
- Script form
- قاليAs listed by MuslimNames.com; not independently verified
- Latest U.S. rank (girl)
- #294 in 2024
Kali popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1957 | #5,377 | 6 |
| 1960 | #5,168 | 7 |
| 1970 | #2,450 | 30 |
| 1980 | #1,373 | 91 |
| 1990 | #444 | 558 |
| 2000 | #425 | 660 |
| 2010 | #537 | 545 |
| 2019 | #242 | 1,311 |
| 2020 | #253 | 1,181 |
| 2024 | #294 | 1,066 |
All 68 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1957 | #5,377 | 6 |
| 1958 | #4,889 | 7 |
| 1959 | #4,625 | 8 |
| 1960 | #5,168 | 7 |
| 1961 | #6,567 | 5 |
| 1962 | #5,293 | 7 |
| 1963 | #5,890 | 6 |
| 1964 | #4,355 | 10 |
| 1965 | #5,815 | 6 |
| 1966 | #4,493 | 9 |
| 1967 | #3,845 | 12 |
| 1968 | #4,779 | 9 |
| 1969 | #3,461 | 16 |
| 1970 | #2,450 | 30 |
| 1971 | #1,575 | 61 |
| 1972 | #1,804 | 47 |
| 1973 | #2,267 | 34 |
| 1974 | #1,499 | 65 |
| 1975 | #1,586 | 62 |
| 1976 | #1,968 | 45 |
| 1977 | #1,701 | 61 |
| 1978 | #1,581 | 68 |
| 1979 | #1,952 | 53 |
| 1980 | #1,373 | 91 |
| 1981 | #1,082 | 129 |
| 1982 | #910 | 166 |
| 1983 | #774 | 206 |
| 1984 | #589 | 306 |
| 1985 | #591 | 329 |
| 1986 | #559 | 359 |
| 1987 | #573 | 346 |
| 1988 | #584 | 348 |
| 1989 | #497 | 472 |
| 1990 | #444 | 558 |
| 1991 | #453 | 560 |
| 1992 | #404 | 630 |
| 1993 | #420 | 595 |
| 1994 | #388 | 650 |
| 1995 | #348 | 756 |
| 1996 | #332 | 850 |
| 1997 | #348 | 800 |
| 1998 | #400 | 686 |
| 1999 | #375 | 763 |
| 2000 | #425 | 660 |
| 2001 | #469 | 592 |
| 2002 | #552 | 495 |
| 2003 | #562 | 494 |
| 2004 | #543 | 527 |
| 2005 | #526 | 554 |
| 2006 | #541 | 549 |
| 2007 | #486 | 668 |
| 2008 | #504 | 618 |
| 2009 | #501 | 602 |
| 2010 | #537 | 545 |
| 2011 | #493 | 602 |
| 2012 | #420 | 748 |
| 2013 | #363 | 872 |
| 2014 | #261 | 1,260 |
| 2015 | #267 | 1,186 |
| 2016 | #300 | 1,086 |
| 2017 | #302 | 1,089 |
| 2018 | #274 | 1,207 |
| 2019 | #242 | 1,311 |
| 2020 | #253 | 1,181 |
| 2021 | #283 | 1,123 |
| 2022 | #250 | 1,228 |
| 2023 | #290 | 1,071 |
| 2024 | #294 | 1,066 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: MuslimNames.com via the CC0 Muslim Names Dataset.
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