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“Nickname for the U.S. state of California” — English origin
Girl's name · #574 in the US (2025) · 2010s
Cali reached #202 in 2014 and has eased to #574 since. About 23,000 girls have carried it since 1959. Together with its spelling variant Kali (#323), Cali would rank around #207 with about 1,500 births last year — the newborns split about 65/35 between Kali and Cali.
Around the world: about 1 in 810 girls in N. Ireland (2025) · about 1 in 1,200 girls in Scotland (2025) · about 1 in 3,500 girls in Canada (2024).
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 36 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Among 35 notable people named Cali:
Entertainers appear 3.87× more often than among typical names — e.g. Cali Timmins, Canadian actress.
Similar names: Kaliyah · Kenzie · Khaleesi · Maliyah · Jaliyah · Harley
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