Kahli
The Story of Kahli
As a girl name
American parents first put Kahli on the record books as a girl name in 1984, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2015, when 26 Kahlis were born — ranking #5,127 that year. About 40% of every Kahli on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Kahli ranks #9,598 for girls with 7 births, falling sharply (-48%). All told, over 476 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Kahli as a boy name dates back to 1998, when 7 babies received it. 2009 was its biggest year on record, with 9 newborns named Kahli — #8,308 in the national rankings. About 56% of every Kahli on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Kahli last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 117 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Kahli
Kahli is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1984 and has accumulated 476 births in the dataset. Kahli's peak popularity came in 2015 when it ranked #5,004. Use the chart and map above to compare Kahli's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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