Baby Name Popularity Profile

Kali

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Kali.

✦ The black one, time 🌍 Sanskrit, Hindi Mythological Spiritual
National Rank (2025) #323
All-Time Peak Rank #242 Achieved 2019
Total U.S. Births 32,527 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 2.5% Boy / 97.5% Girl Overwhelmingly Female
Boy Rank (2025) Unranked rare/no Boy usage
First Recorded 1957 Data through: 2025
Peak Decade 2010s 1,312 births in 2019
πŸ’‘ The Kali Vibe: Considered a Modern Trend. A contemporary choice reflecting current cultural naming rhythms and popularity brackets.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning The black one, time
Language Origin Sanskrit, Hindi
Origin Type multiple
Derived from the Sanskrit word 'kāla', meaning 'black, dark-colored, time, death'. Kali is a prominent Hindu goddess.
Pronunciation: KAH-lee
Themes & Categories
Mythological Spiritual
Etymology confidence: High

πŸ“Š Popularity Over Time (1880 – 2025)

Annual registration volume (number of births) for Kali across 146 years of SSA data.

Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
18801920196020002025
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020–2025) -19.7%
10-Year Trend (2015–2025) -20.1%
2015: 1,187 births 1,187 2016: 1,086 births 2017: 1,089 births 2018: 1,208 births 2019: 1,312 births 2020: 1,181 births 1,181 2021: 1,123 births 2022: 1,228 births 2023: 1,072 births 2024: 1,073 births 2025: 948 births 948
2015 2020 2025

πŸ“ˆ Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 1,312 births in 2019
Years in Top 100 0 yrs
Years in Top 500 29 yrs
Longest Streak 69 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 0
1890s: 0
1900s: 0
1910s: 0
1920s: 0
1930s: 0
1940s: 0
1950s: 21
1960s: 87
1970s: 526
1980s: 2,752
1990s: 6,848
2000s: 5,759
2010s: 9,909
2020s: 6,625

πŸ“ Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables Kal-i
Letter Count 4 letters
Spelling Complexity Easy
Length Percentile Longer than 1.4% of names
Linguistic Profile: It is an isogram, meaning no two letters are repeated. Longer than 1.4% of SSA names. Starts with K, a letter used by only 7.8% of SSA names.

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πŸ“ Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State Nevada
Top States Nevada, Florida, Louisiana, Georgia, Utah
States with Data 51
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
Nevada #470 229 2016 Insufficient historical volume
Florida #277 1,817 2019 22.5% Decline
Louisiana #191 914 2021 45.2% Decline
Georgia #188 1,391 2022 33.3% Decline
Utah Unranked 382 2007 Insufficient historical volume
Arizona #558 554 2014 Insufficient historical volume
South Carolina #165 587 2018 34.1% Decline
North Carolina #194 1,137 2021 12.5% Decline
Minnesota Unranked 714 1995 Insufficient historical volume
Maryland #209 560 2022 21.9% Decline
Washington #466 592 2005 Insufficient historical volume
Idaho Unranked 144 2002 Insufficient historical volume
Oklahoma #419 490 2007 Insufficient historical volume
Wisconsin #377 711 1996 Insufficient historical volume
Indiana #370 844 2018 24.0% Decline
Missouri #360 785 2015 Insufficient historical volume
Tennessee #325 745 2015 Insufficient historical volume
Colorado #847 418 1998 Insufficient historical volume
Oregon #591 311 1996 Insufficient historical volume
Virginia #292 760 2015 21.6% Decline
Arkansas #609 354 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Ohio #237 1,504 2014 19.0% Decline
Michigan #247 1,224 2018 15.9% Decline
Texas #378 2,419 2022 3.2% Decline
Mississippi #90 394 2020 27.3% Decline
Nebraska Unranked 212 1992 Insufficient historical volume
Alabama #254 513 2022 32.1% Decline
California #487 2,753 2014 16.9% Decline
Kansas #424 290 1996 Insufficient historical volume
Delaware #197 54 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Iowa #535 348 1999 Insufficient historical volume
North Dakota Unranked 89 1995 Insufficient historical volume
Kentucky #429 425 2015 Insufficient historical volume
Pennsylvania #268 1,251 2015 8.9% Decline
New Hampshire Unranked 71 1996 Insufficient historical volume
Illinois #307 1,100 2019 22.2% Decline
New Jersey #357 569 2018 36.1% Decline
New York #293 1,559 2019 12.1% Decline
Massachusetts #411 470 1997 Insufficient historical volume
Connecticut #508 205 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Montana Unranked 54 1989 Insufficient historical volume
District of Columbia Unranked 77 2014 Insufficient historical volume
Alaska Unranked 23 2007 Insufficient historical volume
South Dakota Unranked 54 1992 Insufficient historical volume
Maine Unranked 63 2002 Insufficient historical volume
West Virginia #335 129 2011 Insufficient historical volume
Hawaii Unranked 16 2015 Insufficient historical volume
Rhode Island Unranked 17 2021 Insufficient historical volume
New Mexico Unranked 23 1997 Insufficient historical volume
Wyoming Unranked 5 1989 Insufficient historical volume
Vermont Unranked 5 2008 Insufficient historical volume

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