Girls' name · since 1957
Kali
Kali has 32,527 recorded births since 1957 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2019 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #798 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #323 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 32,527
- born since 1957
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kali is the #323 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 32,527 recorded since 1957.
Kali has 32,527 recorded births among girls since 1957, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #323 as of the latest data, more common than 98% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1957 to 2025.
- #798 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #323 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 32,527 born since 1957
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kali ranks #798 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #323 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 32,527 born since 1957, peaking in the 2010s.
- #798 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #323 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 32,527
- born since 1957
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kali's 32,527 recorded births place it above 98.89% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kali compares
32,527 Top 5% higher than 95% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kali's all-time total is 87x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kali | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 32,527 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,312 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kali's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kali's SSA record in two at 1991 and the more recent half accounts for 88% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 12%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1961, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2019 peak of 1,312, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kali popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 1,312
- Annual births at peak, across 69 years of records
Kali popularity over time - boys
911 total births recorded since 1970 (Kali as boys' name)
Kali by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (9,909 births, 30% of the file).
2010s was Kali's strongest decade.
9,909 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Kali births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 21
1950s
21 births
- 1960s 87
1960s
87 births
- 1970s 526
1970s
526 births
- 1980s 2,752
1980s
2,752 births
- 1990s
1990s
6,848 births
- 2000s
2000s
5,759 births
- 2010s
2010s
9,909 births
- 2020s
2020s
6,625 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 9,909 births (30% of all-time use).
How Kali compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Kali's total volume
Kali by state
Where Kali concentrates geographically, total births since 1957
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 2,753 | 8.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 2,419 | 7.4% |
| #3 | Florida | | 1,817 | 5.6% |
| #4 | New York | | 1,559 | 4.8% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 1,504 | 4.6% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 1,391 | 4.3% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 1,251 | 3.8% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 1,224 | 3.8% |
2,753 of 32,527 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Kali appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kali's data
- Kali's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (9,909 total births) through the 2020s (6,625) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Kalis (2,753 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kali: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~68 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1957–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Kali draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.