Kali Overview
The black one, time, the Divine Mother
Girl
Sanskrit
Derived from the Sanskrit word “Kālī,” meaning “the black one” or “the divine mother” in Hindu mythology.
Hinduism
/ˈkɑːli/
Kali is known in various cultures, including India and the USA. In 2023, Kali ranked #299 for girls in the USA.
2 syllables
4 letters
6 (Nurturing, Responsible, Balanced)
Mythological, Exotic, Religious and Spiritual, Short
Fierce, independent, mystical
Associated with the Hindu goddess Kali, symbolizing destruction and rebirth, as well as empowerment.
Kali Variations in Different Cultures
Kalia, Kalinda, Kalina, Kalista, Kalyssa, Kalani, Kalifa, Kalin
Kay, Kiki, Lili, Kals, Kally
Kal, Ali, K, Lia, Ka
What Is the Meaning of Kali?
Kali means “black” or “dark” in Sanskrit. It is often associated with the Hindu goddess Kali, symbolizing destruction and rebirth.
What Is the Origin of The Name Kali?
Kali originates from the Sanskrit word “Kāla.” It is closely associated with the Hindu goddess Kali, who represents time, change, power, and destruction.
Kali Name Popularity
Annual Statistics Breakdown for Kali
Year | Name Ranking | Number of Births | Birth Rate (%) |
---|---|---|---|
2023 | 290 (-40 from 2022) | 1066 (-159 from 2022) | 0.06094 |
2022 | 250 (+33 from 2021) | 1225 (+102 from 2021) | 0.06832 |
2021 | 283 (-30 from 2020) | 1123 (-57 from 2020) | 0.06268 |
2020 | 253 (-11 from 2019) | 1180 (-131 from 2019) | 0.06675 |
2019 | 242 (+32 from 2018) | 1311 (+106 from 2018) | 0.07145 |
2018 | 274 (+28 from 2017) | 1205 (+116 from 2017) | 0.06480 |
2017 | 302 (-2 from 2016) | 1089 (+3 from 2016) | 0.05764 |
2016 | 300 (-33 from 2015) | 1086 (-100 from 2015) | 0.05610 |
2015 | 267 (-6 from 2014) | 1186 (-74 from 2014) | 0.06079 |
2014 | 261 (+102 from 2013) | 1260 (+388 from 2013) | 0.06441 |
2013 | 363 (+57 from 2012) | 872 (+124 from 2012) | 0.04524 |
2012 | 420 (+73 from 2011) | 748 (+146 from 2011) | 0.03857 |
2011 | 493 (+44 from 2010) | 602 (+57 from 2010) | 0.03107 |
2010 | 537 (-36 from 2009) | 545 (-57 from 2009) | 0.02780 |
2009 | 501 (+3 from 2008) | 602 (-16 from 2008) | 0.02973 |
2008 | 504 (-18 from 2007) | 618 (-50 from 2007) | 0.02967 |
2007 | 486 (+54 from 2006) | 668 (+119 from 2006) | 0.03156 |
2006 | 540 (-14 from 2005) | 549 (-5 from 2005) | 0.02626 |
2005 | 526 (+17 from 2004) | 554 (+27 from 2004) | 0.02730 |
2004 | 543 (+19 from 2003) | 527 (+33 from 2003) | 0.02612 |
2003 | 562 (-10 from 2002) | 494 (-1 from 2002) | 0.02462 |
2002 | 552 (-83 from 2001) | 495 (-97 from 2001) | 0.02506 |
2001 | 469 (-44 from 2000) | 592 (-68 from 2000) | 0.02988 |
2000 | 425 (-50 from 1999) | 660 (-103 from 1999) | 0.03307 |
1999 | 375 (+25 from 1998) | 763 (+77 from 1998) | 0.03919 |
1998 | 400 (-52 from 1997) | 686 (-114 from 1997) | 0.03539 |
1997 | 348 (-16 from 1996) | 800 (-50 from 1996) | 0.04190 |
1996 | 332 (+15 from 1995) | 850 (+94 from 1995) | 0.04433 |
1995 | 347 (+41 from 1994) | 756 (+106 from 1994) | 0.03934 |
1994 | 388 (+32 from 1993) | 650 (+55 from 1993) | 0.03334 |
1993 | 420 (-16 from 1992) | 595 (-35 from 1992) | 0.03018 |
1992 | 404 (+49 from 1991) | 630 (+70 from 1991) | 0.03143 |
1991 | 453 (-9 from 1990) | 560 (+2 from 1990) | 0.02754 |
1990 | 444 (+53 from 1989) | 558 (+86 from 1989) | 0.02716 |
1989 | 497 (+87 from 1988) | 472 (+124 from 1988) | 0.02369 |
1988 | 584 (-11 from 1987) | 348 (+2 from 1987) | 0.01810 |
1987 | 573 (-14 from 1986) | 346 (-13 from 1986) | 0.01846 |
1986 | 559 (+31 from 1985) | 359 (+30 from 1985) | 0.01945 |
1985 | 590 (-1 from 1984) | 329 (+23 from 1984) | 0.01782 |
1984 | 589 (+185 from 1983) | 306 (+100 from 1983) | 0.01697 |
1983 | 774 (+136 from 1982) | 206 (+40 from 1982) | 0.01151 |
1982 | 910 (+171 from 1981) | 166 (+37 from 1981) | 0.00915 |
1981 | 1081 (+292 from 1980) | 129 (+38 from 1980) | 0.00721 |
1980 | 1373 (+579 from 1979) | 91 (+38 from 1979) | 0.00511 |
1979 | 1952 (-372 from 1978) | 53 (-15 from 1978) | 0.00308 |
1978 | 1580 (+121 from 1977) | 68 (+7 from 1977) | 0.00414 |
1977 | 1701 (+267 from 1976) | 61 (+16 from 1976) | 0.00371 |
1976 | 1968 (-382 from 1975) | 45 (-17 from 1975) | 0.00286 |
1975 | 1586 (-87 from 1974) | 62 (-3 from 1974) | 0.00397 |
1974 | 1499 (+768 from 1973) | 65 (+31 from 1973) | 0.00415 |
1973 | 2267 (-463 from 1972) | 34 (-13 from 1972) | 0.00219 |
1972 | 1804 (-229 from 1971) | 47 (-14 from 1971) | 0.00291 |
1971 | 1575 (+875 from 1970) | 61 (+31 from 1970) | 0.00348 |
1970 | 2450 (+1011 from 1969) | 30 (+14 from 1969) | 0.00164 |
1969 | 3461 (+1318 from 1968) | 16 (+7 from 1968) | 0.00091 |
1968 | 4779 (-934 from 1967) | 9 (-3 from 1967) | 0.00053 |
1967 | 3845 (+648 from 1966) | 12 (+3 from 1966) | 0.00070 |
1966 | 4493 (+1319 from 1965) | 9 (+3 from 1965) | 0.00051 |
1965 | 5812 (-1457 from 1964) | 6 (-4 from 1964) | 0.00033 |
1964 | 4355 (+1536 from 1963) | 10 (+4 from 1963) | 0.00051 |
1963 | 5891 (-597 from 1962) | 6 (-1 from 1962) | 0.00030 |
1962 | 5294 (+1274 from 1961) | 7 (+2 from 1961) | 0.00035 |
1961 | 6568 (-1399 from 1960) | 5 (-2 from 1960) | 0.00024 |
1960 | 5169 (-544 from 1959) | 7 (-1 from 1959) | 0.00034 |
1959 | 4625 (+264 from 1958) | 8 (+1 from 1958) | 0.00038 |
1958 | 4889 (+488 from 1957) | 7 (+1 from 1957) | 0.00034 |
1957 | 5377 First SSA data recorded | 6 First SSA data recorded | 0.00029 |
1956 | 0 No SSA data | 0 No SSA data | 0.0000 |
1955 | 0 No SSA data | 0 No SSA data | 0.0000 |
1954 | 0 No SSA data | 0 No SSA data | 0.0000 |
1953 | 0 No SSA data | 0 No SSA data | 0.0000 |
1952 | 0 No SSA data | 0 No SSA data | 0.0000 |
1951 | 0 No SSA data | 0 No SSA data | 0.0000 |
1950 | 0 No SSA data | 0 No SSA data | 0.0000 |
1949 | 0 No SSA data | 0 No SSA data | 0.0000 |
1948 | 0 No SSA data | 0 No SSA data | 0.0000 |
1947 | 0 No SSA data | 0 No SSA data | 0.0000 |
1946 | 0 No SSA data | 0 No SSA data | 0.0000 |
1945 | 0 No SSA data | 0 No SSA data | 0.0000 |
1944 | 0 No SSA data | 0 No SSA data | 0.0000 |
1943 | 0 No SSA data | 0 No SSA data | 0.0000 |
1942 | 0 No SSA data | 0 No SSA data | 0.0000 |
1941 | 0 No SSA data | 0 No SSA data | 0.0000 |
1940 | 0 No SSA data | 0 No SSA data | 0.0000 |
1939 | 0 No SSA data | 0 No SSA data | 0.0000 |
1938 | 0 No SSA data | 0 No SSA data | 0.0000 |
1937 | 0 No SSA data | 0 No SSA data | 0.0000 |
1936 | 0 No SSA data | 0 No SSA data | 0.0000 |
1935 | 0 No SSA data | 0 No SSA data | 0.0000 |
1934 | 0 No SSA data | 0 No SSA data | 0.0000 |
1933 | 0 No SSA data | 0 No SSA data | 0.0000 |
1932 | 0 No SSA data | 0 No SSA data | 0.0000 |
1931 | 0 No SSA data | 0 No SSA data | 0.0000 |
1930 | 0 No SSA data | 0 No SSA data | 0.0000 |
1929 | 0 No SSA data | 0 No SSA data | 0.0000 |
1928 | 0 No SSA data | 0 No SSA data | 0.0000 |
1927 | 0 No SSA data | 0 No SSA data | 0.0000 |
1926 | 0 No SSA data | 0 No SSA data | 0.0000 |
1925 | 0 No SSA data | 0 No SSA data | 0.0000 |
1924 | 0 No SSA data | 0 No SSA data | 0.0000 |
1923 | 0 No SSA data | 0 No SSA data | 0.0000 |
1922 | 0 No SSA data | 0 No SSA data | 0.0000 |
1921 | 0 No SSA data | 0 No SSA data | 0.0000 |
1920 | 0 No SSA data | 0 No SSA data | 0.0000 |
1919 | 0 No SSA data | 0 No SSA data | 0.0000 |
1918 | 0 No SSA data | 0 No SSA data | 0.0000 |
1917 | 0 No SSA data | 0 No SSA data | 0.0000 |
1916 | 0 No SSA data | 0 No SSA data | 0.0000 |
1915 | 0 No SSA data | 0 No SSA data | 0.0000 |
1914 | 0 No SSA data | 0 No SSA data | 0.0000 |
1913 | 0 No SSA data | 0 No SSA data | 0.0000 |
1912 | 0 No SSA data | 0 No SSA data | 0.0000 |
1911 | 0 No SSA data | 0 No SSA data | 0.0000 |
1910 | 0 No SSA data | 0 No SSA data | 0.0000 |
1909 | 0 No SSA data | 0 No SSA data | 0.0000 |
1908 | 0 No SSA data | 0 No SSA data | 0.0000 |
1907 | 0 No SSA data | 0 No SSA data | 0.0000 |
1906 | 0 No SSA data | 0 No SSA data | 0.0000 |
1905 | 0 No SSA data | 0 No SSA data | 0.0000 |
1904 | 0 No SSA data | 0 No SSA data | 0.0000 |
1903 | 0 No SSA data | 0 No SSA data | 0.0000 |
1902 | 0 No SSA data | 0 No SSA data | 0.0000 |
1901 | 0 No SSA data | 0 No SSA data | 0.0000 |
1900 | 0 No SSA data | 0 No SSA data | 0.0000 |
1899 | 0 No SSA data | 0 No SSA data | 0.0000 |
1898 | 0 No SSA data | 0 No SSA data | 0.0000 |
1897 | 0 No SSA data | 0 No SSA data | 0.0000 |
1896 | 0 No SSA data | 0 No SSA data | 0.0000 |
1895 | 0 No SSA data | 0 No SSA data | 0.0000 |
1894 | 0 No SSA data | 0 No SSA data | 0.0000 |
1893 | 0 No SSA data | 0 No SSA data | 0.0000 |
1892 | 0 No SSA data | 0 No SSA data | 0.0000 |
1891 | 0 No SSA data | 0 No SSA data | 0.0000 |
1890 | 0 No SSA data | 0 No SSA data | 0.0000 |
1889 | 0 No SSA data | 0 No SSA data | 0.0000 |
1888 | 0 No SSA data | 0 No SSA data | 0.0000 |
1887 | 0 No SSA data | 0 No SSA data | 0.0000 |
1886 | 0 No SSA data | 0 No SSA data | 0.0000 |
1885 | 0 No SSA data | 0 No SSA data | 0.0000 |
1884 | 0 No SSA data | 0 No SSA data | 0.0000 |
1883 | 0 No SSA data | 0 No SSA data | 0.0000 |
1882 | 0 No SSA data | 0 No SSA data | 0.0000 |
1881 | 0 No SSA data | 0 No SSA data | 0.0000 |
1880 | 0 No SSA data | 0 No SSA data | 0.0000 |
American States Popularity Rankings for Kali
(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Number of Births )California (CA)
California (CA) | #5222021 | #3792022 | #4832023 |
Texas (TX)
Texas (TX) | #3552021 | #3132022 | #3142023 |
Florida (FL)
Florida (FL) | #2422021 | #2012022 | #2302023 |
New York (NY)
New York (NY) | #3212021 | #2472022 | #3592023 |
Ohio (OH)
Ohio (OH) | #2462021 | #2272022 | #2422023 |
Georgia (GA)
Georgia (GA) | #1512021 | #862022 | #1302023 |
Pennsylvania (PA)
Pennsylvania (PA) | #2582021 | #2832022 | #2692023 |
Michigan (MI)
Michigan (MI) | #1922021 | #2192022 | #2152023 |
Illinois (IL)
Illinois (IL) | #2812021 | #2152022 | #3412023 |
North Carolina (NC)
North Carolina (NC) | #1352021 | #1662022 | #2122023 |
Louisiana (LA)
Louisiana (LA) | #672021 | #1092022 | #812023 |
Indiana (IN)
Indiana (IN) | #2492021 | #2762022 | #4152023 |
Missouri (MO)
Missouri (MO) | #2642021 | #2862022 | #2592023 |
Minnesota (MN)
Minnesota (MN) | #6012021 | #9202022 | #6282023 |
Virginia (VA)
Virginia (VA) | #2152021 | #2242022 | #3622023 |
Tennessee (TN)
Tennessee (TN) | #2462021 | #2912022 | #2942023 |
Wisconsin (WI)
Wisconsin (WI) | #3052021 | #4862022 | #3112023 |
Washington (WA)
Washington (WA) | #10172021 | #3742022 | #4892023 |
Arizona (AZ)
Arizona (AZ) | #8802021 | #4322022 | #4612023 |
New Jersey (NJ)
New Jersey (NJ) | #1942021 | #2862022 | #2812023 |
South Carolina (SC)
South Carolina (SC) | #1002021 | #1302022 | #1052023 |
Maryland (MD)
Maryland (MD) | #1972021 | #1052022 | #1902023 |
Oklahoma (OK)
Oklahoma (OK) | #5112021 | #4282022 | #4032023 |
Alabama (AL)
Alabama (AL) | #2122021 | #1212022 | #1372023 |
Massachusetts (MA)
Massachusetts (MA) | #3592021 | #5302022 | #4462023 |
Kentucky (KY)
Kentucky (KY) | #6002021 | #2412022 | #3992023 |
Colorado (CO)
Colorado (CO) | #6642021 | #6022022 | #8332023 |
Utah (UT)
Utah (UT) | #7182020 | #7732021 | #6442022 |
Iowa (IA)
Iowa (IA) | #3462019 | #4132020 | #5412022 |
Mississippi (MS)
Mississippi (MS) | #1052021 | #1042022 | #622023 |
Arkansas (AR)
Arkansas (AR) | #1532021 | #2532022 | #2782023 |
Oregon (OR)
Oregon (OR) | #6192017 | #5122019 | #6622023 |
Kansas (KS)
Kansas (KS) | #4702019 | #6592022 | #3332023 |
Nevada (NV)
Nevada (NV) | #1662021 | #1782022 | #3412023 |
Nebraska (NE)
Nebraska (NE) | #2932019 | #4522022 | #4442023 |
Connecticut (CT)
Connecticut (CT) | #4002021 | #2222022 | #2792023 |
Idaho (ID)
Idaho (ID) | #3402015 | #3002016 | #3542019 |
West Virginia (WV)
West Virginia (WV) | #2972020 | #3502021 | #2962022 |
North Dakota (ND)
North Dakota (ND) | #2082010 | #2482015 | #1592018 |
District of Columbia (DC)
District of Columbia (DC) | #1502020 | #1242021 | #1242023 |
New Hampshire (NH)
New Hampshire (NH) | #2402012 | #2242017 | #1932018 |
Maine (ME)
Maine (ME) | #1902007 | #2042014 | #1982018 |
Montana (MT)
Montana (MT) | #2232007 | #2392008 | #2192018 |
South Dakota (SD)
South Dakota (SD) | #2432007 | #1982008 | #1862012 |
Delaware (DE)
Delaware (DE) | #1302019 | #1982022 | #1152023 |
Alaska (AK)
Alaska (AK) | #1382007 | #2162014 | #1992016 |
New Mexico (NM)
New Mexico (NM) | #4552012 | #3672019 | #2882022 |
Rhode Island (RI)
Rhode Island (RI) | #2042016 | #2102017 | #1462021 |
Hawaii (HI)
Hawaii (HI) | #2861988 | #2522003 | #2072015 |
Vermont (VT)
Vermont (VT) | #1122008 |
Wyoming (WY)
Wyoming (WY) | #1231989 |
Popularity Rankings for Kali in other Countries and American Territories
(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Rankings)
Popularity in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland | #3612018 | #3362019 | #2232021 |
Popularity in Scotland
Scotland | #2452021 | #4182022 | #2632023 |
Popularity in Canada
Canada | #4852021 | #5282022 | #3572023 |
Popularity in Ireland
Ireland | #3902021 | #4202022 | #3642023 |
Popularity in Quebec, Canada
Quebec, Canada | #6132020 | #8412021 | #6012022 |
Popularity in England and Wales
England and Wales | #9951998 | #9982002 | #7712020 |
Source: Social Security Administration (SSA) and Other National Sources
Is Kali a Name for Boys or Girls?
Kali is mainly a feminine name. The association with the powerful goddess Kali, who embodies female strength and empowerment, makes it popular for girls.
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