unisex name
Kalki
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 65
Kalki is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 80% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2021, when 12 babies were given the name.
- It is a recent arrival in the birth records.
- Today about 1 in 276,319 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2016.
Kalki over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2010s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2010s | 17 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 44 |
How popular is Kalki?
In 2025, Kalki was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Kalki is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Kalki
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Kalki also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kalki over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Kalki
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kalki — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Kalki
How popular is the name Kalki?
In 2025, Kalki was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Kalki a girl's or a boy's name?
Kalki is used for both girls and boys. About 80% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Kalki most popular?
Kalki peaked in 2021, when 12 babies were given the name. It is a recent arrival in the birth records.
Is Kalki a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Kalki currently ranks #10,528 in the United States. It is a recent arrival in the birth records. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.