Calli
Girl · KAL-ee · Greek
Calli is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “beautiful”. In 2025 it ranked 5,098th for girls in the US (25 babies).
What does Calli mean?
Greek: spelling of Callie; pet form of Calliope or Callista, also used for Caroline
“beautiful”
Began as a short form of longer names such as Calliope, Callista and Caroline before being used on its own.
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Meaning borrowed from Callie. More on Wiktionary.
Is Calli a girl's or a boy's name?
Calli is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 25 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Calli in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2015, with 14 girls.
Half of all the girls named Calli in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2016. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Calli in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 5 | #4,251 |
| 2022 | 2 | #7,391 |
| 2021 | 9 | #2,846 |
| 2020 | 9 | #2,766 |
| 2019 | 10 | #2,590 |
| 2018 | 9 | #2,825 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,774 |
| 2016 | 10 | #2,692 |
| 2015 | 14 | #2,085 |
| 2014 | 5 | #4,187 |
| 2013 | 10 | #2,599 |
| 2012 | 10 | #2,666 |
| 2011 | 10 | #2,582 |
| 2010 | 9 | #2,741 |
| 2009 | 9 | #2,695 |
| 2008 | 12 | #2,156 |
| 2007 | 11 | #2,198 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,940 |
| 2005 | 8 | #2,555 |
| 2004 | 10 | #2,064 |
| 2003 | 13 | #1,649 |
| 2002 | 9 | #2,040 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,587 |
| 2000 | 11 | #1,689 |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
| 1998 | 4 | #3,310 |
| 1997 | 8 | #2,073 |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,815 |
How popular is Calli in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,098among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 25about 1 in 64,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 48% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 25 girls in the US were named Calli, making it the 5,098th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,281st. Its busiest year was 1999, with 161 girls. It first appears in the records in 1952.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 9 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Calli than any year since 1980.
Half of all the girls named Calli in the US since 1880 were born between 1992 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 2,681 girls in the US were given Calli or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #126, up from #5,098 for this spelling alone.
Calli in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 | #5,098 |
| 2024 | 27 | #4,890 |
| 2023 | 39 | #3,831 |
| 2022 | 41 | #3,701 |
| 2021 | 43 | #3,552 |
| 2020 | 47 | #3,281 |
| 2019 | 62 | #2,729 |
| 2018 | 67 | #2,584 |
| 2017 | 73 | #2,464 |
| 2016 | 89 | #2,168 |
| 2015 | 83 | #2,259 |
| 2014 | 86 | #2,194 |
| 2013 | 100 | #1,968 |
| 2012 | 107 | #1,875 |
| 2011 | 119 | #1,728 |
| 2010 | 129 | #1,649 |
| 2009 | 151 | #1,509 |
| 2008 | 156 | #1,495 |
| 2007 | 155 | #1,489 |
| 2006 | 126 | #1,672 |
| 2005 | 129 | #1,574 |
| 2004 | 113 | #1,713 |
| 2003 | 119 | #1,611 |
| 2002 | 108 | #1,693 |
| 2001 | 106 | #1,697 |
| 2000 | 133 | #1,393 |
| 1999 | 161 | #1,194 |
| 1998 | 120 | #1,429 |
| 1997 | 132 | #1,310 |
| 1996 | 117 | #1,410 |
| 1995 | 121 | #1,352 |
| 1994 | 92 | #1,629 |
| 1993 | 119 | #1,372 |
| 1992 | 125 | #1,337 |
| 1991 | 115 | #1,391 |
| 1990 | 150 | #1,142 |
| 1989 | 106 | #1,402 |
| 1988 | 80 | #1,613 |
| 1987 | 98 | #1,380 |
| 1986 | 84 | #1,484 |
| 1985 | 54 | #1,996 |
| 1984 | 54 | #1,922 |
| 1983 | 41 | #2,309 |
| 1982 | 36 | #2,581 |
| 1981 | 29 | #2,986 |
| 1980 | 19 | #3,991 |
| 1979 | 15 | #4,625 |
| 1978 | 22 | #3,388 |
| 1977 | 18 | #3,910 |
| 1976 | 19 | #3,539 |
| 1975 | 14 | #4,368 |
| 1974 | 23 | #3,008 |
| 1973 | 18 | #3,480 |
| 1972 | 14 | #4,091 |
| 1971 | 11 | #4,808 |
| 1970 | 10 | #5,060 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 5 | #6,803 |
| 1966 | 5 | #6,563 |
| 1965 | 7 | #5,288 |
| 1964 | 5 | #6,766 |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 5 | #6,577 |
| 1961 | 5 | #6,566 |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 6 | #5,407 |
| 1957 | 5 | #6,085 |
| 1956 | 5 | #5,951 |
| 1955 | 8 | #4,375 |
| 1954 | 6 | #5,146 |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 5 | #5,561 |
Nicknames for Calli
- Cal 10 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Calli
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Chloe Caitlin Eden Cadi Keira Heidi Erin Caoimhe Jasmine Kiara Zoe Cassidy
Other spellings of Calli
Callie Cali Kallie Kalli Kalleigh Calie Callee Calley Kallee Kalley Kally
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