Girl · Nahuatl
Citlali
Say it: seet-LAH-lee
Meaning
From Nahuatl citlālin 'star'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
A Nahuatl-derived name taken up in Mexico and among Mexican-Americans in the 20th century.
Its wave through time
Most used in the 2000s
In the United States
- 3,916 babies given this name since 1979
- At its height in 2005, about 1 in 6,800 girls
- 84 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Citlaly, Citlalli
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Where this comes from
- Published resources of the nation concerned
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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