Kali
A girls’ name of Sanskrit origin, meaning black; fierce; Hindu goddess of time.
Babies a year
1,120
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#323
down from #294
UK popularity
#1229
26 babies
How Kali has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #267 |
| 2016 | #300 |
| 2017 | #301 |
| 2018 | #275 |
| 2019 | #242 |
| 2020 | #253 |
| 2021 | #284 |
| 2022 | #250 |
| 2023 | #290 |
| 2024 | #294 |
| 2025 | #323 |
In 2025, 26 babies in England and Wales were named Kali. In the US, 1,120 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Kali was most common in 1995, when it went to 0.04% of American babies of that sex.
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