Cali is an established girls' name that peaked in 2014 and has grown less common since.
Cali is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #574 among girls (518) and #5,899 among boys (15) — overall #1,119 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 533 | 533 | #574 | #5,899 |
| 2024 | 636 | 636 | #493 | #6,242 |
| 2023 | 709 | 709 | #450 | #4,131 |
| 2022 | 871 | 871 | #374 | #4,002 |
| 2021 | 994 | 994 | #336 | #4,130 |
| 2020 | 1,140 | 1,140 | #294 | #2,516 |
| 2019 | 1,252 | 1,252 | #274 | #3,270 |
| 2018 | 1,224 | 1,224 | #279 | #3,180 |
| 2017 | 1,153 | 1,153 | #288 | #4,125 |
| 2016 | 1,232 | 1,232 | #264 | #3,453 |
| 2015 | 1,467 | 1,467 | #232 | #3,601 |
| 2014 | 1,688 | 1,688 | #202 | #4,158 |
| 2013 | 1,145 | 1,145 | #280 | #6,664 |
| 2012 | 954 | 954 | #331 | #8,990 |
| 2011 | 828 | 828 | #389 | #6,650 |
| 2010 | 765 | 765 | #416 | #8,927 |
| 2009 | 739 | 739 | #435 | #10,028 |
| 2008 | 740 | 740 | #428 | — |
| 2007 | 664 | 664 | #489 | — |
| 2006 | 492 | 492 | #605 | #7,510 |
| 2005 | 450 | 450 | #624 | — |
| 2004 | 346 | 346 | #754 | — |
| 2003 | 317 | 317 | #779 | — |
| 2002 | 284 | 284 | #819 | — |
| 2001 | 257 | 257 | #891 | — |
| 2000 | 277 | 277 | #817 | — |
| 1999 | 266 | 266 | #816 | — |
| 1998 | 235 | 235 | #897 | — |
| 1997 | 201 | — | #971 | — |
| 1996 | 171 | — | #1,080 | — |
| 1995 | 141 | — | #1,216 | — |
| 1994 | 111 | — | #1,434 | — |
| 1993 | 128 | — | #1,312 | — |
| 1992 | 128 | — | #1,314 | — |
| 1991 | 122 | — | #1,344 | — |
| 1990 | 148 | — | #1,164 | — |
| 1989 | 132 | — | #1,220 | — |
| 1988 | 76 | — | #1,688 | — |
| 1987 | 96 | — | #1,398 | — |
| 1986 | 96 | — | #1,352 | — |
| 1985 | 128 | — | #1,128 | — |
| 1984 | 46 | — | #2,155 | — |
| 1983 | 47 | — | #2,098 | — |
| 1982 | 43 | — | #2,292 | — |
| 1981 | 22 | — | #3,636 | — |
| 1980 | 29 | — | #3,007 | — |
| 1979 | 23 | — | #4,248 | #5,446 |
| 1978 | 30 | — | #2,748 | — |
| 1977 | 23 | — | #3,280 | — |
| 1976 | 22 | — | #3,196 | — |
| 1975 | 21 | — | #3,279 | — |
| 1974 | 16 | — | #3,878 | — |
| 1973 | 17 | — | #3,654 | — |
| 1972 | 9 | — | #5,524 | — |
| 1971 | 7 | — | #6,684 | — |
| 1970 | 7 | — | #6,438 | — |
| 1969 | 8 | — | #5,499 | — |
| 1967 | 6 | — | #6,100 | — |
| 1966 | 6 | — | #5,867 | — |
| 1965 | 5 | — | #6,635 | — |
| 1963 | 11 | — | #4,045 | — |
| 1962 | 5 | — | #6,684 | — |
| 1959 | 6 | — | #5,624 | — |