Kali name meaning

By Nishant Saini

Updated: May 30th, 2024

Gender: Unisex, both Boy and Girl

Origin: Sanskrit and Old Greek

Usage: Sanskrit, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Telugu, English, Indian, Bengali, Oriya and Tamil

Pronunciation: kahl-ee

Meaning: Bud, Graceful, Beautiful, Artistic, The Dark One, A Bud, Goddess Kali, The Great Goddess and A Form of Durga

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What does Kali mean?
Variations of Kali
How popular is Kali?
Popularity Chart
Similar Names to Kali
Famous People Named Kali
Lists having Kali

What does Kali mean?

Illustrous Kali is used notably in Gujarati, Sanskrit, Bengali, English, Hindi, Sindhi, Telugu, Indian, Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, Marathi and Oriya, Kali means "Bud, Graceful, Beautiful, Artistic, The Dark One, A Bud, Goddess Parvati, The Great Goddess or A Form of Durga", a gender insensitive name is rooted from Old Greek and Sanskrit.

Kali is English cognate of Callie. Also Kali is form of Kalyca in English language.

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How do I pronounce Kali?

The most common pronunciation of two syllabled Kali is kahl-ee. It can also be pronounced as k(a)-li.

Variants of Kali

Kalea, Kalirose, Callie, Calixtus, Callistus, Callixtus, Calandra, Calee, Kalika, Kaleah, Calistus, Calandre

Names that rhyme with Kali

How popular is the name Kali?

Kali was among the popular names in United States. Since emerging in 1957 around 25213 babies have been given the name. At its zenith in 2014, the moniker grabbed the 262nd spot and 1252 baby girls were given the name.

However the graph is now showing a downward trend after 109 years. In addition to that, the moniker has been in the top 500 baby names 22 times Kali is a unique baby name in England and Wales, it has been in use since 1996 and was able to reach the top 1000 names.

In 1998, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 995 on girl names chart when 28 babies were named Kali. Over 390 people have been named Kali in England and Wales.

Also, in France, it has been in use since 1971 and was able to reach the top 1000 names. In 2008, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 930 on girl names chart when 49 babies were named Kali.

There are over 674 babies that have been given the name Kali in France.

Kali is a rare baby name in Ireland where it is still in use. And also in Belgium.

However things change on global perspective, Kali is extremely popular in India where every 1 in 4000 have the name. Also the baby name is popular in Nepal, Pakistan and Bangladesh.

As per our evaluation, over 420000 people has been named Kali globally.

Year	Boys		Girls
Year	Rank	Births	Rank	Births
2023	3786	29	290	1066
2022	3748	29	250	1220
2021	2843	43	283	1115
2020	2795	43	252	1180
2019	2933	41	241	1309
2018	3441	32	274	1201
2017	3115	37	301	1087
2016	3292	34	300	1086
2015	3589	30	267	1185
2014	4134	24	261	1258

View more ▾View full list ▾^{[1] Source: Social Security Administration}

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Numerological analysis of Kali

Don't settle for an ordinary life. Don't be ordinary. You will come to see that you are better without those who hurt you. You are dominant when it comes to relationships. You are in a good place right now and love life. You can handle being on your own but you prefer to be surrounded by people you love and respect. You can easily get turned off by a person's reckless behavior or bad habits. Changes don't represent a problem for you. On the contrary, you are all about change.

Other names similar to Kali

Lotis - Meaning of Lotis is Lotus Flower is used commonly in Hindi given to both sexes is originated from Old Greek. Lotis is derivation of Lotus.
Ocellina - Greek name Ocellina means "Ocean"
Artemisio came from Old Greek bestowed upon boys, meaning of Artemisio is "Artemis" is used commonly in Italian
Iphigénie - The girl name Iphigénie has its origin in Old Greek which is used dominantly in French language, Iphigénie means "Born Strong"
Lenaïc means Splash of the Sun is of Greek origin

Famous people named Kali

Kali Gwegwe, former Chairman of Bayelsa United F.C.
Kali S. Banerjee, math and statistics expert
Kali Mountford, British Labour Party politician
Kali Meehan, Australian professional boxer of Fijian descent
Kali Rocha, American actress
Kali, In the Kalki Purana
Kali, Angolan footballer
Kali Nikitas, received an MFA from CalArts in graphic design a BFA

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Sources

Social Security Administration, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html
Office for National Statistics, https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/livebirths
Central Statistics Office - An Phríomh-Oifig Staidrimh, https://visual.cso.ie/?body=entity/babynames
Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2540004
Sociale Verzekeringsbank, https://statbel.fgov.be/en/themes/population/family-names-and-first-names/first-names-boys-and-girls

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