#2942024 rank
2019peak year
31,568babies named Kali since 1880
▼ 19%5-year trend
Kali popularity over 145 years
⭐ Sweet spot — known but not everywhere · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Kali mean?
From Sanskrit kali 'black', the fierce Hindu goddess of time and change; in the West it also serves as a modern variant of Callie.
OriginSanskrit
Syllables2
Gendergirl
Stylemythic, modern
Names like Kali
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Famous Kalis
Spellings & variants
CallieKallie
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