Kahli
- Gender
- Mostly girls
- Say it
- KAH-lee
- Origin
- Modern
Kahli is a name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Kahli come from?
Modern: variant of Kali or Callie
Is Kahli a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Kahli has been given to girls and boys, mostly girls.
How popular is Kahli in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2015, with 26 girls. It first appears in the records in 1984.
Half of all the girls named Kahli in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kahli in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | #12,156 |
| 2023 | 9 | #10,307 |
| 2022 | 14 | #7,626 |
| 2021 | 6 | #13,459 |
| 2020 | 15 | #7,208 |
| 2019 | 16 | #7,021 |
| 2018 | 26 | #5,003 |
| 2017 | 21 | #5,817 |
| 2016 | 15 | #7,599 |
| 2015 | 26 | #5,125 |
| 2014 | 14 | #8,050 |
| 2013 | 21 | #6,014 |
| 2012 | 12 | #9,105 |
| 2011 | 18 | #6,852 |
| 2010 | 21 | #6,180 |
| 2009 | 14 | #8,450 |
| 2008 | 16 | #7,738 |
| 2007 | 11 | #10,125 |
| 2006 | 7 | #13,601 |
| 2005 | 10 | #10,123 |
| 2004 | 7 | #12,754 |
| 2003 | 14 | #7,575 |
| 2002 | 10 | #9,476 |
| 2001 | 9 | #10,095 |
| 2000 | 9 | #9,867 |
| 1999 | 13 | #7,233 |
| 1998 | 15 | #6,355 |
| 1997 | 7 | #10,831 |
| 1996 | 8 | #9,576 |
| 1995 | 11 | #7,509 |
| 1994 | 7 | #10,563 |
| 1993 | 12 | #7,031 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 8 | #9,328 |
| 1990 | 10 | #7,874 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 7 | #9,239 |
| 1987 | 11 | #6,330 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 5 | #10,417 |
Names related to Kahli
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
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, “Kahli: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kahli, updated 20 October 2026.