Khali
A unisex name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 137 babies a year in the US.
Khali by the numbers
Khali was given to 137 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
What we can tell you about Khali
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 Khali. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Khalispure, sincere17 in the US (2017)
- Khanimy wealth, my treasure; possessive form of khana7 in the US (2017)
- Kaleithe wreath or garland40 in the US (2017)
- Kellibright-headed; a spelling variant of Kelly30 in the US (2017)
- Kahlithe dark goddess; a form of Kali or modern spelling variant21 in the US (2017)
- Keahifire or flames17 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Khali
Names that are said the same way as Khali, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Calliebeautiful; a form of Calista or Calliope270 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kaliblack; fierce; Hindu goddess of time1,120 in the US (2017)
- Kallibeautiful; a form of Callie105 in the US (2017)
- Callia form of Callie; beautiful or lovely73 in the US (2017)
- Kaliebeautiful; a form of Callie38 in the US (2017)
- Caliebeautiful; a variant of Callie or Cally30 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Khali
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