Name Comparison

Compare two spellings across the same available national years. The comparison keeps female and male SSA categories separate.

Cali vs. Kali

YearCategoryCaliKali
2025Girls#574 · 518 births#323 · 948 births
2025Boys#5,861 · 15 births#4,249 · 24 births
2024Girls#493 · 622 births#295 · 1,073 births
2024Boys#6,199 · 14 births#4,200 · 25 births
2023Girls#450 · 683 births#290 · 1,072 births
2023Boys#4,112 · 26 births#3,802 · 29 births
2022Girls#373 · 844 births#250 · 1,228 births
2022Boys#3,995 · 27 births#3,774 · 29 births
2021Girls#336 · 969 births#284 · 1,123 births
2021Boys#4,118 · 25 births#2,862 · 43 births
2020Girls#294 · 1,089 births#253 · 1,181 births
2020Boys#2,505 · 51 births#2,806 · 43 births
2019Girls#274 · 1,217 births#241 · 1,312 births
2019Boys#3,259 · 35 births#2,943 · 41 births
2018Girls#279 · 1,188 births#274 · 1,208 births
2018Boys#3,171 · 36 births#3,446 · 32 births
2017Girls#288 · 1,128 births#302 · 1,089 births
2017Boys#4,105 · 25 births#3,123 · 37 births
2016Girls#264 · 1,200 births#300 · 1,086 births
2016Boys#3,441 · 32 births#3,293 · 34 births
2015Girls#232 · 1,437 births#267 · 1,187 births
2015Boys#3,591 · 30 births#3,591 · 30 births
2014Girls#202 · 1,664 births#261 · 1,260 births
2014Boys#4,138 · 24 births#4,138 · 24 births
2013Girls#280 · 1,133 births#363 · 872 births
2013Boys#6,603 · 12 births#4,463 · 21 births
2012Girls#331 · 946 births#420 · 748 births
2012Boys#8,864 · 8 births#5,256 · 17 births
2011Girls#389 · 816 births#493 · 602 births
2011Boys#6,578 · 12 births#9,600 · 7 births
2010Girls#416 · 757 births#537 · 545 births
2010Boys#8,803 · 8 births#5,741 · 15 births
2009Girls#434 · 732 births#501 · 602 births
2009Boys#9,864 · 7 births#6,095 · 14 births
2008Girls#428 · 740 births#504 · 618 births
2008BoysNo record#6,763 · 12 births
2007Girls#489 · 664 births#486 · 668 births
2007BoysNo record#5,901 · 14 births
2006Girls#605 · 482 births#541 · 549 births
2006Boys#7,427 · 10 births#6,904 · 11 births
2005Girls#624 · 450 births#526 · 554 births
2005BoysNo record#8,299 · 8 births
2004Girls#754 · 346 births#543 · 527 births
2004BoysNo record#4,602 · 18 births
2003Girls#779 · 317 births#562 · 494 births
2003BoysNo record#4,426 · 18 births
2002Girls#818 · 284 births#552 · 495 births
2002BoysNo record#5,395 · 13 births
2001Girls#891 · 257 births#469 · 592 births
2001BoysNo record#4,121 · 19 births

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