Given name
Kalki
“resembling a white horse”
Kalki is used as a given name. One Indian interpretation is “resembling a white horse.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Indian interpretation is “resembling a white horse.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Indian.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2016. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kalki through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 61
- 13 boys · 48 girls
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 12 babies
- 2025
- 12
- #10,184 for boys · #16,051 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 10,184 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. It also appeared in 5 birth records for girls in 2025.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Kalki’s family of names
Kalki has a related form in Kalkea. Kalki has a related form in Kalkee. Kalki has a related form in Kalkey.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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