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Kali Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Kali?

The somewhat popular name Kali was the 274th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 500 contender has seen rankings outside of the top 1000.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #262 in 2014 with 1,256 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Kali in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1956.

Approximately during the years 1968-1971, 1976-1984, 1986-1990, 1991-1996, 2004-2007, and 2009-2014 the name Kali took a definitive turn upwards in popularity.

Kali became more popular as a girls name in 1957.

Where is the name Kali popularity headed?

Currently, the name is at or near its highest point when compared to its most popular year.

Kali's popularity has been moving upward for some time. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Kali has risen.

The name Kali is favored by many parents and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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   Kali (Girl)Kali (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 1,193 274 31 3,540
2017 1,086 300 37 3,148
2016 1,081 301 34 3,326
2015 1,183 267 30 3,631
2014 1,256 262 24 4,184
2013 871 363 21 4,532
2012 748 420 17 5,372
2011 600 492 7 10,183
2010 544 537 15 5,882
2009 602 501 14 6,261
2008 618 504 12 6,965
2007 668 486 14 6,092
2006 549 540 11 7,175
2005 553 526 8 8,699
2004 527 542 18 4,687
2003 494 564 18 4,521
2002 495 551 13 5,557
2001 592 469 19 4,210
2000 660 427 18 4,293
1999 763 375 13 5,175
1998 686 401 8 7,203
1997 800 349 13 4,810
1996 850 332 11 5,355
1995 756 347 7 7,379
1994 650 388 18 3,675
1993 595 420 15 4,127
1992 630 404 9 5,884
1991 560 453 12 4,622
1990 558 444 6 7,626
1989 472 499 < 5 --
1988 348 584 7 6,117
1987 346 574 11 4,094
1986 359 558 8 5,097
1985 329 590 9 4,514
1984 306 590 5 6,824
1983 206 777 7 5,187
1982 166 910 < 5 --
1981 129 1,085 12 3,508
1980 91 1,376 12 3,510
1979 53 1,956 19 2,512
1978 68 1,585 15 2,862
1977 61 1,706 13 3,114
1976 45 1,979 14 2,886
1975 62 1,592 12 3,150
1974 65 1,504 20 2,167
1973 34 2,283 11 3,122
1972 47 1,815 12 2,905
1971 61 1,577 10 3,258
1970 30 2,471 6 4,493
1969 16 3,526 < 5 --
1968 9 4,929 < 5 --
1967 12 3,939 < 5 --
1966 9 4,649 < 5 --
1965 6 6,118 < 5 --
1964 10 4,481 < 5 --
1963 6 6,183 < 5 --
1962 7 5,539 < 5 --
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1960 7 5,413 < 5 --
1959 8 4,806 < 5 --
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.