NameTides

Kali

Kali was the #323 girls' name in the US in 2025 (948 babies), and #1,229 in England & Wales and #549 in Canada.

Kali as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Kali as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020USScotlandNorthern IrelandCanadaIrelandEngland & Wales
Kali as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#323 (948)#1,229 (26)#359 (9)#397 (3)#885 (3)#549 (55)
2024#295 (1,073)#837 (44)#351 (9)—#441 (8)#536 (56)
2023#290 (1,072)#941 (37)#263 (14)—#364 (10)#519 (56)
2022#250 (1,228)#1,081 (31)#418 (7)—#420 (9)#538 (53)
2021#284 (1,123)#1,128 (30)#245 (16)#223 (8)#390 (10)#533 (55)
2020#253 (1,181)#771 (47)#429 (7)—#628 (5)#466 (64)
2019#241 (1,312)#1,063 (32)#286 (13)#336 (4)#347 (12)#409 (79)
2018#274 (1,208)#1,887 (15)#255 (15)#361 (4)#734 (4)#436 (74)
2017#302 (1,089)#1,219 (28)#446 (7)—#396 (10)#535 (59)
2016#300 (1,086)#1,370 (24)#356 (10)#440 (3)#515 (7)#455 (74)
2015#267 (1,187)#2,195 (12)#318 (12)—#581 (6)#420 (81)
2014#261 (1,260)#1,562 (19)#477 (7)——#371 (90)
2013#363 (872)#1,774 (16)#564 (5)——#451 (71)
2012#420 (748)#2,969 (8)#525 (6)—#768 (4)#421 (75)
2011#493 (602)#1,729 (16)#394 (9)—#937 (3)#415 (77)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2019 at #241.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1957.

How common is it?

about 1 in 1,700 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet about 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 1,700uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 9,700uncommon
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 2,000uncommon
Northern IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 2,400uncommon
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 7,000uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 2,700uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Kali is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 1,700 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 1,500 to 1 in 1,900.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Kali by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #364WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #452WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #305ILMichigan: #244MINew York: #291NYMassachusetts: #395MAOregon: #548ORNevada: #433NVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: #492IAIndiana: #359INOhio: #235OHPennsylvania: #264PANew Jersey: #348NJConnecticut: #459CTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #487CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: #789CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #350MOKentucky: #405KYWest Virginia: #308WVVirginia: #288VAMaryland: #201MDDelaware: #167DEArizona: #546AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: #404KSArkansas: #555ARTennessee: #315TNNorth Carolina: #192NCSouth Carolina: #163SCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: #398OKLouisiana: #181LAMississippi: #89MSAlabama: #247ALGeorgia: #187GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #377TXFlorida: #277FL
Kali (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#64419
Quebec2025#7745

Kali (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
KaliCanadaGirls#54955
KaliCanadaBoys—too few
KaliEngland & WalesGirls#1,22926
KaliEngland & WalesBoys—too few
KaliIrelandGirls#8853
KaliNorthern IrelandGirls#3973
KaliNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
KaliScotlandGirls#3599
KaliUSGirls#323948
KaliUSBoys#4,24924