Kili
The Story of Kili
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Kili as a girl name dates back to 1977, when 5 babies received it. 2006 was its biggest year on record, with 12 newborns named Kili — #9,286 in the national rankings. About 43% of every Kili on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Kili last appeared in the published SSA data in 2017, with 8 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 117 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Kili first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2015, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2015: 6 births, good for #10,642 nationwide. Kili last appeared in the published SSA data in 2017, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 11 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Kili
Kili is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1977 and has accumulated 117 births in the dataset. Kili's peak popularity came in 2006 when it ranked #9,286. Use the chart and map above to compare Kili'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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