Citlali
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- seet-LAH-lee
- Origin
- Native American
- US rank, 2025
- #1,380 for girls
Citlali is a girls' name of Native American origin, meaning “star”. In 2025 it ranked 1,380th for girls in the US (159 babies).
What does Citlali mean?
Native American: from Nahuatl citlalli
“star”
From Nahuatl, the language of the Aztecs, in which citlalli means 'star'.
Is Citlali a girl's or a boy's name?
Citlali is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 159 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Citlali in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,380th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 159 about 1 in 10,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 66% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 159 girls in the US were named Citlali, making it the 1,380th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,100th. Its busiest year was 2005, with 272 girls. It first appears in the records in 1979.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had more girls named Citlali than any year since 2010.
Half of all the girls named Citlali in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 481 girls in the US were given Citlali or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #612, up from #1,380 for this spelling alone.
Citlali in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 159 | #1,380 |
| 2024 | 132 | #1,591 |
| 2023 | 127 | #1,636 |
| 2022 | 87 | #2,174 |
| 2021 | 92 | #2,071 |
| 2020 | 87 | #2,100 |
| 2019 | 90 | #2,090 |
| 2018 | 75 | #2,404 |
| 2017 | 87 | #2,184 |
| 2016 | 114 | #1,815 |
| 2015 | 93 | #2,088 |
| 2014 | 129 | #1,652 |
| 2013 | 123 | #1,695 |
| 2012 | 129 | #1,651 |
| 2011 | 148 | #1,503 |
| 2010 | 179 | #1,311 |
| 2009 | 191 | #1,272 |
| 2008 | 214 | #1,188 |
| 2007 | 246 | #1,064 |
| 2006 | 272 | #961 |
| 2005 | 272 | #914 |
| 2004 | 250 | #958 |
| 2003 | 240 | #966 |
| 2002 | 231 | #959 |
| 2001 | 230 | #955 |
| 2000 | 156 | #1,253 |
| 1999 | 108 | #1,558 |
| 1998 | 56 | #2,458 |
| 1997 | 43 | #2,817 |
| 1996 | 25 | #4,179 |
| 1995 | 30 | #3,580 |
| 1994 | 18 | #5,244 |
| 1993 | 12 | #7,031 |
| 1992 | 19 | #5,044 |
| 1991 | 13 | #6,582 |
| 1990 | 6 | #11,403 |
| 1989 | 9 | #8,031 |
| 1988 | 7 | #9,239 |
| 1987 | 5 | #11,320 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 5 | #10,272 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 5 | #10,390 |
| 1979 | 5 | #10,208 |
Names like Citlali
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Nayeli, Cassidy, Kennedy, Amari, Mckenna, Alani, Yareli, Cielo, Camryn, Camila, Teagan, Armani
Other spellings of Citlali
Names related to Citlali
More Native American names
Dakota, Tallulah, Winona, Kenai, Cree, Xochitl, Alaska, Talulah, Sequoia, Denali, Tennessee, Dakoda, Lakota, Wynonna, Dakotah, Nakai
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Citlali: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/citlali, updated 20 October 2026.