Caley
Mostly boys · KAY-lee · Irish
Caley is a name of Irish origin. In 2025 it ranked 10,913th for girls in the US (8 babies).
Where does Caley come from?
Irish: perhaps from the Irish surname Ó Caollaidhe; also a form of Kaylee
- Say it
- KAY-lee
Is Caley a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Caley has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 8 girls in the US.
How popular is Caley in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 5 boys.
Caley in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | #6,556 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 2 | #6,291 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 1 | #6,220 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 1 | #6,198 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 1 | #6,016 |
| 2008 | 1 | #5,936 |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 1 | #4,616 |
| 2002 | 1 | #4,262 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 2 | #3,878 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,170 |
How popular is Caley in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #10,913among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 8about 1 in 200,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 8 girls in the US were named Caley, making it the 10,913th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8,948th. Its busiest year was 1994, with 109 girls. It first appears in the records in 1973.
Half of all the girls named Caley in the US since 1880 were born between 1991 and 2004, the years shaded on the chart below.
Girls were 62% of the babies named Caley in the US in 1980, and 95% in 1992.
Caley in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #10,913 |
| 2024 | 5 | #15,288 |
| 2023 | 6 | #13,456 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 10 | #9,557 |
| 2020 | 11 | #8,948 |
| 2019 | 14 | #7,712 |
| 2018 | 18 | #6,517 |
| 2017 | 13 | #8,295 |
| 2016 | 23 | #5,620 |
| 2015 | 23 | #5,651 |
| 2014 | 24 | #5,454 |
| 2013 | 35 | #4,154 |
| 2012 | 29 | #4,834 |
| 2011 | 38 | #3,915 |
| 2010 | 36 | #4,106 |
| 2009 | 39 | #3,943 |
| 2008 | 48 | #3,419 |
| 2007 | 75 | #2,485 |
| 2006 | 71 | #2,555 |
| 2005 | 92 | #2,029 |
| 2004 | 98 | #1,908 |
| 2003 | 105 | #1,785 |
| 2002 | 85 | #2,025 |
| 2001 | 79 | #2,092 |
| 2000 | 107 | #1,646 |
| 1999 | 96 | #1,705 |
| 1998 | 96 | #1,665 |
| 1997 | 75 | #1,924 |
| 1996 | 75 | #1,913 |
| 1995 | 74 | #1,875 |
| 1994 | 109 | #1,451 |
| 1993 | 94 | #1,609 |
| 1992 | 97 | #1,585 |
| 1991 | 80 | #1,773 |
| 1990 | 71 | #1,934 |
| 1989 | 98 | #1,476 |
| 1988 | 79 | #1,635 |
| 1987 | 65 | #1,791 |
| 1986 | 68 | #1,716 |
| 1985 | 49 | #2,136 |
| 1984 | 28 | #3,068 |
| 1983 | 37 | #2,474 |
| 1982 | 11 | #5,909 |
| 1981 | 18 | #4,161 |
| 1980 | 23 | #3,506 |
| 1979 | 8 | #7,311 |
| 1978 | 11 | #5,562 |
| 1977 | 9 | #6,338 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 6 | #7,982 |
| 1974 | 7 | #6,898 |
| 1973 | 5 | #8,421 |
Names like Caley
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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