Sanskrit · girl

Kali

A distinctive name with a calm, steady presence.

Rank 2024

#294

Trend

stable

Band

balanced

Styles

short

Meaning

Dark goddess of time and change

Kali is a balanced girl name with Sanskrit roots. In 2024, 1,066 newborns in the U.S. were given the name — ranking it #294 nationally, and its popularity has held steady in recent years. Its style leans short — tags you can match against your partner's picks in the combiner.

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About Sanskrit names

Sanskrit names flow from the classical language of ancient India, the wellspring of names across Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain traditions. Meanings run deep and often spiritual — light, lotus, peace, the divine — and many honor gods and heroines from epic literature. Names like Arjun, Priya, Dev, and Asha carry rhythmic, open-vowel sounds that translate gracefully across languages.

Meaning and origin are editorial; U.S. popularity comes from Social Security Administration public files.

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