Is Kali a boy or girl name?
Kali is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 1,066 girls and 25 boys were named Kali, so 97.7% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 97.3% of the 32,455 US babies named Kali were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #4,244
- Girl rank, 2024
- #294
- Babies named Kali since 1957
- 32,455
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 1,352 babies
Boys and girls named Kali, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 21 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 87 | 100% |
| 1970s | 132 | 526 | 79.9% |
| 1980s | 71 | 2,752 | 97.5% |
| 1990s | 112 | 6,848 | 98.4% |
| 2000s | 145 | 5,759 | 97.5% |
| 2010s | 258 | 9,906 | 97.5% |
| 2020s | 169 | 5,669 | 97.1% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 25 | #4,244 | 1,066 | #294 |
| 2023 | 29 | #3,838 | 1,071 | #290 |
| 2022 | 29 | #3,820 | 1,228 | #250 |
| 2021 | 43 | #2,888 | 1,123 | #283 |
| 2020 | 43 | #2,820 | 1,181 | #253 |
| 2019 | 41 | #2,963 | 1,311 | #242 |
| 2018 | 32 | #3,478 | 1,207 | #274 |
| 2017 | 37 | #3,158 | 1,089 | #302 |
| 2016 | 34 | #3,331 | 1,086 | #300 |
| 2015 | 30 | #3,636 | 1,186 | #267 |
| 2014 | 24 | #4,192 | 1,260 | #261 |
| 2013 | 21 | #4,537 | 872 | #363 |
| 2012 | 17 | #5,374 | 748 | #420 |
| 2011 | 7 | #10,195 | 602 | #493 |
| 2010 | 15 | #5,889 | 545 | #537 |
| 2009 | 14 | #6,268 | 602 | #501 |
| 2008 | 12 | #6,968 | 618 | #504 |
| 2007 | 14 | #6,094 | 668 | #486 |
| 2006 | 11 | #7,180 | 549 | #541 |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,704 | 554 | #526 |
| 2004 | 18 | #4,689 | 527 | #543 |
| 2003 | 18 | #4,522 | 494 | #564 |
| 2002 | 13 | #5,562 | 495 | #552 |
| 2001 | 19 | #4,211 | 592 | #469 |
| 2000 | 18 | #4,296 | 660 | #427 |
| 1999 | 13 | #5,176 | 763 | #375 |
| 1998 | 8 | #7,204 | 686 | #401 |
| 1997 | 13 | #4,809 | 800 | #349 |
| 1996 | 11 | #5,357 | 850 | #332 |
| 1995 | 7 | #7,382 | 756 | #348 |
| 1994 | 18 | #3,678 | 650 | #388 |
| 1993 | 15 | #4,128 | 595 | #421 |
| 1992 | 9 | #5,885 | 630 | #404 |
| 1991 | 12 | #4,622 | 560 | #453 |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,630 | 558 | #444 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 472 | #499 |
| 1988 | 7 | #6,120 | 348 | #584 |
| 1987 | 11 | #4,096 | 346 | #573 |
| 1986 | 8 | #5,105 | 359 | #559 |
| 1985 | 9 | #4,514 | 329 | #591 |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,827 | 306 | #590 |
| 1983 | 7 | #5,193 | 206 | #777 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 166 | #910 |
| 1981 | 12 | #3,512 | 129 | #1,084 |
| 1980 | 12 | #3,508 | 91 | #1,376 |
| 1979 | 19 | #2,513 | 53 | #1,957 |
| 1978 | 15 | #2,862 | 68 | #1,587 |
| 1977 | 13 | #3,112 | 61 | #1,706 |
| 1976 | 14 | #2,887 | 45 | #1,980 |
| 1975 | 12 | #3,150 | 62 | #1,593 |
| 1974 | 20 | #2,167 | 65 | #1,505 |
| 1973 | 11 | #3,123 | 34 | #2,283 |
| 1972 | 12 | #2,908 | 47 | #1,814 |
| 1971 | 10 | #3,258 | 61 | #1,577 |
| 1970 | 6 | #4,494 | 30 | #2,472 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,525 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,931 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,940 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,650 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,122 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,478 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,181 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,541 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,023 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,414 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,809 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,128 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,724 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kali reached #2,167 in 1974. As a girl name, it reached #242 in 2019. 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 Kali
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.