Kali has been given to about 33,438 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2019, which makes it a current name.
Kali ranks 323rd among American girls in 2025, with 972 born that year. Its best year was 2019, when 1,353 babies were given the name, ranking 242nd. The typical living American called Kali is about 16 years old today. It is relatively most common in Mississippi, where it accounts for 0.12% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.