Kali

Where Kali comes from

From Sanskrit काली (kālī) or कालिका (kālikā).
— Wiktionary's entry for Kali
  • Sanskrit
  • 2 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1957
    First appearance
    #5,377 among girls, 6 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1971
    Kali Rocha born
    American actress
  3. 1986
    Kali Reis born
    American boxer and actress
  4. 2019
    Peak, #241
    1,312 babies named Kali — more than any year before or since.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from Sanskrit used especially in India.
Namesakes
  • Kali Rocha · American actress, born 1971
  • Kali Reis · American boxer and actress, born 1986
  • Kali Hawk · American actress, born 1986
  • Kali Christ · speed skater, born 1991
  • Kali Flanagan · American ice hockey player, born 1995

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.