Kalis

A unisex name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 6 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
6
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Kalis by the numbers

Kalis was given to 6 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 22 babies in 2007, making it a 2000s name.

What we can tell you about Kalis

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Kalis. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Khalispure, sincere17 in the US (2017)
  • Kaleithe wreath or garland40 in the US (2017)
  • Karinpure; a form of Karen30 in the US (2017)
  • Karlinfree man; a diminutive of karl or charles22 in the US (2017)
  • Kahlithe dark goddess; a form of Kali or modern spelling variant21 in the US (2017)
  • Kayinform of cain, acquired or spear17 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Kalis

Names that are said the same way as Kalis, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

Names about as common as Kalis

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