Caley
Caley was the 11124th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1994, when it ranked 1457th with 109 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 5,432 places. More babies were named Caley in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #11,124 girls, down 2,067 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 8girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1994109 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,632babies recorded
Caley popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 151 since 1928.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,124 | 8 |
| 2020 | #9,057 | 11 |
| 2010 | #4,123 | 36 |
| 2000 | #1,652 | 107 |
| 1990 | #1,941 | 71 |
| 1980 | #3,520 | 23 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Caley, counting every spelling?
Caley is a spelling of Kaley, a name family that had 46 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 46 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaley | 38 | #3,866 | 324 |
| Caley | 8 | #11,124 | 29 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Caley?
8 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Caley (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Caley born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,057 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Caley.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Caley?
About 2,400 people born in the US named Caley are alive today, with a median age of 28; half are between 21 and 35. That makes Caley mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Caley: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Caley, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Caley
How popular is the name Caley?
Caley was the 11124th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1994, when it ranked 1457th with 109 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 5,432 places. More babies were named Caley in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Caley a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Caley in the US.