Kalif comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning Successor, leader, Islamic ruler..
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How popular is Kalif?
1994peak year
The name Kalif reached its peak in 1994, with 29 registrations (ranked #2590). It had only entered records 20 years earlier, in 1974. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #10830) today, averaging about 7 new babies per year. Across all years on record, approximately 407 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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