Catherine vs Kali
Head-to-head: full US statistics and history since 1880.
Catherine
a name gently stepping back from its peak
- Rank today
- #313
- Peak
- #18 (1914)
- Babies in 2025
- 972
- Classroom
- likely the only one
- Strongest states
- CA, TX, NY
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Kali
a name gently stepping back from its peak
- Rank today
- #323
- Peak
- #241 (2019)
- Babies in 2025
- 948
- Classroom
- likely the only one
- Strongest states
- TX, CA, FL
The verdict
Catherine is the more popular pick (#313 vs #323). Both sit in a similar popularity band — Catherine is a name gently stepping back from its peak, Kali is a name gently stepping back from its peak.
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