Cali
Girl · KAL-ee
Big in ScotlandBig in Northern Ireland
Cali is a girls' name. In 2025 it ranked 576th for girls in the UK (74 babies) and 574th for girls in the US (518 babies).
Where does Cali come from?
Perhaps a short form of names such as Calista
- Say it
- KAL-ee
Is Cali a girl's or a boy's name?
Cali is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 74 girls and 5 boys in the UK and 518 girls and 15 boys in the US.
How popular is Cali in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #576among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 74about 1 in 3,800 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 27% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 74 girls in the UK were named Cali, making it the 576th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 391st. Its busiest year was 2020, with 125 girls. 5 boys were also named Cali in 2025 (3,747th for boys).
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 5 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Cali than any year since 2017.
Half of all the girls named Cali in the UK since 1996 were born between 2015 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 478 girls in the UK were given Cali or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #135, up from #576 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 733rd in England and Wales, 242nd in Scotland and 191st in Northern Ireland.
Cali in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 74 | #576 |
| 2024 | 90 | #497 |
| 2023 | 92 | #475 |
| 2022 | 95 | #485 |
| 2021 | 105 | #456 |
| 2020 | 125 | #391 |
| 2019 | 117 | #407 |
| 2018 | 110 | #443 |
| 2017 | 68 | #666 |
| 2016 | 66 | #689 |
| 2015 | 55 | #771 |
| 2014 | 53 | #792 |
| 2013 | 43 | #930 |
| 2012 | 31 | #1,179 |
| 2011 | 33 | #1,117 |
| 2010 | 14 | #2,004 |
| 2009 | 21 | #1,449 |
| 2008 | 16 | #1,745 |
| 2007 | 16 | #1,694 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,657 |
| 2005 | 8 | #2,555 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,957 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,877 |
| 2002 | 8 | #2,231 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,587 |
| 2000 | 6 | #2,554 |
| 1999 | 6 | #2,559 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,855 |
| 1997 | 6 | #2,552 |
| 1996 | 4 | #3,289 |
How popular is Cali in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #574among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 518about 1 in 3,100 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 48% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 518 girls in the US were named Cali, making it the 574th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 294th. Its busiest year was 2014, with 1,664 girls. It first appears in the records in 1959. 15 boys were also named Cali in 2025 (5,859th for boys).
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 6 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Cali than any year since 2006.
Half of all the girls named Cali in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 2,681 girls in the US were given Cali or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #126, up from #574 for this spelling alone.
Cali in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 518 | #574 |
| 2024 | 622 | #493 |
| 2023 | 683 | #450 |
| 2022 | 844 | #373 |
| 2021 | 969 | #336 |
| 2020 | 1,089 | #294 |
| 2019 | 1,217 | #274 |
| 2018 | 1,188 | #279 |
| 2017 | 1,128 | #288 |
| 2016 | 1,200 | #264 |
| 2015 | 1,437 | #232 |
| 2014 | 1,664 | #202 |
| 2013 | 1,133 | #280 |
| 2012 | 946 | #331 |
| 2011 | 816 | #389 |
| 2010 | 757 | #416 |
| 2009 | 732 | #434 |
| 2008 | 740 | #428 |
| 2007 | 664 | #489 |
| 2006 | 482 | #605 |
| 2005 | 450 | #624 |
| 2004 | 346 | #754 |
| 2003 | 317 | #779 |
| 2002 | 284 | #818 |
| 2001 | 257 | #891 |
| 2000 | 277 | #817 |
| 1999 | 266 | #815 |
| 1998 | 235 | #896 |
| 1997 | 201 | #970 |
| 1996 | 171 | #1,077 |
| 1995 | 141 | #1,211 |
| 1994 | 111 | #1,430 |
| 1993 | 128 | #1,310 |
| 1992 | 128 | #1,309 |
| 1991 | 122 | #1,339 |
| 1990 | 148 | #1,159 |
| 1989 | 132 | #1,217 |
| 1988 | 76 | #1,684 |
| 1987 | 96 | #1,397 |
| 1986 | 96 | #1,351 |
| 1985 | 128 | #1,128 |
| 1984 | 46 | #2,148 |
| 1983 | 47 | #2,096 |
| 1982 | 43 | #2,288 |
| 1981 | 22 | #3,624 |
| 1980 | 29 | #3,002 |
| 1979 | 17 | #4,230 |
| 1978 | 30 | #2,741 |
| 1977 | 23 | #3,266 |
| 1976 | 22 | #3,187 |
| 1975 | 21 | #3,259 |
| 1974 | 16 | #3,862 |
| 1973 | 17 | #3,634 |
| 1972 | 9 | #5,479 |
| 1971 | 7 | #6,617 |
| 1970 | 7 | #6,361 |
| 1969 | 8 | #5,455 |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 6 | #6,041 |
| 1966 | 6 | #5,808 |
| 1965 | 5 | #6,538 |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 11 | #4,018 |
| 1962 | 5 | #6,577 |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 6 | #5,565 |
Names like Cali
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Eden Harper Willow Myla Riley Lyra Autumn Zara Heidi Freya Maeve Mila
Other spellings of Cali
Callie Kallie Cally Kalli Calli Kalleigh Calie Callee Calley Kallee Kalley Kally