female NAME · CURRENTLY #574

Cali

KAL-ee

“An English spelling variant of Callie, often short for Calista, meaning “most beautiful.””

A short, modern given name that may also function as a nickname.

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SSA POPULARITY HISTORY

How Cali has traveled through time

51965 71970 211975 291980 1281985 1481990 1411995 2772000 4502005 7652010 1,4672015 1,1402020 5332025
LATEST YEAR2025533 births
PEAK RANK#202in 2014
CURRENT USAGE97.2% F2.8% M

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. SSA excludes names with fewer than five occurrences in a geographic area.

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