Kalli
Kalli is a German and Old Norse masculine given name that is a diminutive form of Karl. Notable people with this name include the following:
Meaning & Origin of Kalli
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kalli is a German and Old Norse masculine given name that is a diminutive form of Karl. Notable people with this name include the following:
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The Story of Kalli
Kalli first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1952, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2007, when 259 Kallis were born — ranking #1,019 that year. As of 2026, Kalli ranks #3,457 for baby girls with 45 births, falling sharply (-32%). In total, more than 5K Kallis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
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About the name Kalli
Kalli is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1952 and has accumulated 5K births in the dataset. Kalli's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #1,019. Use the chart and map above to compare Kalli'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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