Is Cali a boy or girl name?
Cali is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 618 girls and 14 boys were named Cali, so 97.8% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 98.3% of the 23,200 US babies named Cali were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #6,210
- Girl rank, 2024
- #495
- Babies named Cali since 1959
- 23,200
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 1,687 babies
Boys and girls named Cali, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 6 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 41 | 100% |
| 1970s | 6 | 169 | 96.6% |
| 1980s | 0 | 715 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 1,651 | 100% |
| 2000s | 17 | 4,549 | 99.6% |
| 2010s | 222 | 11,484 | 98.1% |
| 2020s | 143 | 4,197 | 96.7% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14 | #6,210 | 618 | #495 |
| 2023 | 26 | #4,128 | 683 | #450 |
| 2022 | 27 | #3,998 | 842 | #375 |
| 2021 | 25 | #4,128 | 967 | #337 |
| 2020 | 51 | #2,515 | 1,087 | #296 |
| 2019 | 35 | #3,270 | 1,216 | #274 |
| 2018 | 36 | #3,179 | 1,188 | #279 |
| 2017 | 25 | #4,124 | 1,128 | #288 |
| 2016 | 32 | #3,453 | 1,200 | #264 |
| 2015 | 30 | #3,599 | 1,437 | #232 |
| 2014 | 24 | #4,158 | 1,663 | #202 |
| 2013 | 12 | #6,664 | 1,133 | #280 |
| 2012 | 8 | #8,990 | 946 | #331 |
| 2011 | 12 | #6,650 | 816 | #389 |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,926 | 757 | #416 |
| 2009 | 7 | #10,028 | 732 | #435 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 740 | #428 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 664 | #489 |
| 2006 | 10 | #7,510 | 482 | #605 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 450 | #624 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 346 | #754 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 317 | #779 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 284 | #819 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 257 | #891 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 277 | #817 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 266 | #816 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 235 | #897 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 201 | #971 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 171 | #1,080 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 141 | #1,216 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 111 | #1,434 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 128 | #1,312 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 128 | #1,314 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 122 | #1,344 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 148 | #1,163 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 132 | #1,220 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,688 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 96 | #1,398 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 96 | #1,352 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 128 | #1,128 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 46 | #2,154 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 47 | #2,099 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 43 | #2,292 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 22 | #3,636 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 29 | #3,007 |
| 1979 | 6 | #5,446 | 17 | #4,246 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,749 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 23 | #3,281 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 22 | #3,197 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 21 | #3,280 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,878 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 17 | #3,654 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 9 | #5,521 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 7 | #6,685 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 7 | #6,437 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 8 | #5,499 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,100 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,866 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,634 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,045 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,684 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,625 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Cali reached #2,515 in 2020. As a girl name, it reached #202 in 2014. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Cali
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.