Kalah vs Kali

Side-by-side comparison of Kalah and Kali — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Kalah

Girl name

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Name B

Kali

Girl name · Rank #295

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Kalah Kali
Current Rank Unranked #295
Total Births (all years) 778 31,568
Peak Year 1991 2019
Peak Year Births 54 1,311
Peak Decade 1990ss 2010ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1976 1957

Births by Decade

Decade Kalah Kali
1950ss — 21
1960ss — 87
1970ss 16 526
1980ss 217 2,752
1990ss 389 6,848
2000ss 151 5,759
2010ss 5 9,906
2020ss — 5,669

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Kalah Kali
2014 5 1,260
2015 — 1,186
2016 — 1,086
2017 — 1,089
2018 — 1,207
2019 — 1,311
2020 — 1,181
2021 — 1,123
2022 — 1,228
2023 — 1,071
2024 — 1,066

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1976–2014.

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