How Many People Are Named Kali?
An estimated 31,803 people in the United States have the first name Kali. It is predominantly female (97.3%). The average bearer is 19 years old, and Kali peaked in popularity in 2019 with 1,352 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kali as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Kali paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Kali is overwhelmingly female, 887 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
31,803
About 1 in 10,777 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
97.3% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2019
1,352 births
Total Registered
32,455
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kali
Kali is predominantly female (97.3%), though 887 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Kali as a male name
Ranked #4,244 in 2024
25 male births in 2024
Peak: 2020 (43 births)
Kali as a female name
Ranked #294 in 2024
1,066 female births in 2024
Peak: 2019 (1,311 births)
Kali: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kali span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 10,164 babies were registered. While Kali is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Kali by Decade
How has Kali tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Kali by State
Birth registrations for Kali span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Wyoming, Vermont, Hawaii. On average, about 578 Kalis were registered per state.
Kali + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kali as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kali
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kali: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kali?
We estimate approximately 31,803 people named Kali are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 10,777 Americans share this first name.
Is Kali a common name?
Kali is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 32,455 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kali most popular?
Kali reached peak popularity in 2019, when 1,352 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kali is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kali a female name?
Kali is predominantly female. 97.3% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kali Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kali Smith, Kali Johnson, Kali Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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