Given name & surname
Khali
“a lively woman”
Khali is used as a given name and a surname. One American interpretation is “a lively woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One American interpretation is “a lively woman.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1978. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Khali through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,087
- 700 boys · 1,387 girls
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 139 babies
- 2025
- 54
- #3,805 for girls · #6,008 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −36%
- Cooling
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 22% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 39 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,805 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 37.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 115 in 2018. It also appeared in 15 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, Georgia had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,310 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Khali’s family of names
Khali has a related form in Khalea. Khali has a related form in Khalee. Khali has a related form in Khaleigh.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 7
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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