Callie
Girl · KAL-ee · Greek
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Callie is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “beautiful”. In 2025 it ranked 153rd for girls in the UK (359 babies) and 175th for girls in the US (1,754 babies).
What does Callie mean?
Greek: pet form of Calliope or Callista, also used for Caroline
“beautiful”
Began as a short form of longer names such as Calliope, Callista and Caroline before being used on its own.
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Is Callie a girl's or a boy's name?
Callie is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 359 girls in the UK and 1,754 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Callie in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #153among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 359about 1 in 780 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 16% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.8%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 359 girls in the UK were named Callie, making it the 153rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 156th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 421 girls.
2025 had fewer girls named Callie than any year since 2019.
Half of all the girls named Callie in the UK since 1996 were born between 2012 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 478 girls in the UK were given Callie or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #135, up from #153 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 186th in England and Wales, 61st in Scotland and 92nd in Northern Ireland.
Callie in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 359 | #153 |
| 2024 | 421 | #132 |
| 2023 | 366 | #150 |
| 2022 | 389 | #150 |
| 2021 | 421 | #135 |
| 2020 | 371 | #156 |
| 2019 | 314 | #181 |
| 2018 | 307 | #190 |
| 2017 | 256 | #221 |
| 2016 | 210 | #270 |
| 2015 | 160 | #324 |
| 2014 | 119 | #415 |
| 2013 | 154 | #336 |
| 2012 | 147 | #365 |
| 2011 | 129 | #392 |
| 2010 | 129 | #387 |
| 2009 | 125 | #389 |
| 2008 | 101 | #456 |
| 2007 | 107 | #424 |
| 2006 | 96 | #458 |
| 2005 | 81 | #490 |
| 2004 | 96 | #416 |
| 2003 | 83 | #456 |
| 2002 | 46 | #651 |
| 2001 | 47 | #621 |
| 2000 | 76 | #450 |
| 1999 | 59 | #541 |
| 1998 | 45 | #628 |
| 1997 | 36 | #748 |
| 1996 | 38 | #689 |
How popular is Callie in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #175among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 1,754about 1 in 920 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 3% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.5%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 1,754 girls in the US were named Callie, making it the 175th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 165th. Its busiest year was 2014, with 1,763 girls.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had more girls named Callie than any year since 2014.
Half of all the girls named Callie in the US since 1880 were born between 1970 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 2,681 girls in the US were given Callie or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #126, up from #175 for this spelling alone.
Callie in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,754 | #175 |
| 2024 | 1,709 | #176 |
| 2023 | 1,654 | #177 |
| 2022 | 1,578 | #187 |
| 2021 | 1,671 | #178 |
| 2020 | 1,726 | #165 |
| 2019 | 1,636 | #180 |
| 2018 | 1,586 | #191 |
| 2017 | 1,652 | #188 |
| 2016 | 1,543 | #212 |
| 2015 | 1,684 | #195 |
| 2014 | 1,763 | #186 |
| 2013 | 1,420 | #226 |
| 2012 | 1,422 | #222 |
| 2011 | 1,474 | #213 |
| 2010 | 1,319 | #239 |
| 2009 | 1,324 | #248 |
| 2008 | 1,471 | #231 |
| 2007 | 1,359 | #258 |
| 2006 | 1,085 | #304 |
| 2005 | 1,004 | #320 |
| 2004 | 925 | #345 |
| 2003 | 917 | #339 |
| 2002 | 903 | #337 |
| 2001 | 920 | #333 |
| 2000 | 990 | #321 |
| 1999 | 1,200 | #265 |
| 1998 | 1,009 | #300 |
| 1997 | 927 | #317 |
| 1996 | 877 | #320 |
| 1995 | 954 | #291 |
| 1994 | 774 | #343 |
| 1993 | 855 | #311 |
| 1992 | 945 | #296 |
| 1991 | 915 | #304 |
| 1990 | 941 | #295 |
| 1989 | 746 | #340 |
| 1988 | 558 | #418 |
| 1987 | 617 | #380 |
| 1986 | 593 | #388 |
| 1985 | 567 | #397 |
| 1984 | 484 | #432 |
| 1983 | 454 | #453 |
| 1982 | 419 | #489 |
| 1981 | 354 | #532 |
| 1980 | 252 | #685 |
| 1979 | 213 | #756 |
| 1978 | 237 | #670 |
| 1977 | 225 | #695 |
| 1976 | 189 | #762 |
| 1975 | 215 | #696 |
| 1974 | 192 | #741 |
| 1973 | 150 | #858 |
| 1972 | 111 | #1,045 |
| 1971 | 139 | #931 |
| 1970 | 115 | #1,060 |
| 1969 | 92 | #1,162 |
| 1968 | 91 | #1,118 |
| 1967 | 88 | #1,119 |
| 1966 | 81 | #1,189 |
| 1965 | 99 | #1,055 |
| 1964 | 113 | #1,009 |
| 1963 | 130 | #923 |
| 1962 | 102 | #1,066 |
| 1961 | 117 | #1,002 |
| 1960 | 122 | #967 |
| 1959 | 118 | #970 |
| 1958 | 100 | #1,044 |
| 1957 | 107 | #1,009 |
| 1956 | 125 | #892 |
| 1955 | 133 | #841 |
| 1954 | 109 | #920 |
| 1953 | 116 | #870 |
| 1952 | 136 | #762 |
| 1951 | 135 | #756 |
| 1950 | 128 | #764 |
| 1949 | 127 | #764 |
| 1948 | 131 | #737 |
| 1947 | 137 | #729 |
| 1946 | 119 | #748 |
| 1945 | 137 | #621 |
| 1944 | 180 | #539 |
| 1943 | 174 | #573 |
| 1942 | 170 | #566 |
| 1941 | 123 | #639 |
| 1940 | 175 | #518 |
| 1939 | 144 | #558 |
| 1938 | 182 | #493 |
| 1937 | 165 | #510 |
| 1936 | 175 | #488 |
| 1935 | 200 | #452 |
| 1934 | 208 | #452 |
| 1933 | 208 | #452 |
| 1932 | 195 | #472 |
| 1931 | 180 | #476 |
| 1930 | 231 | #444 |
| 1929 | 240 | #428 |
| 1928 | 237 | #442 |
| 1927 | 265 | #422 |
| 1926 | 306 | #393 |
| 1925 | 313 | #388 |
| 1924 | 318 | #382 |
| 1923 | 300 | #383 |
| 1922 | 339 | #356 |
| 1921 | 346 | #354 |
| 1920 | 362 | #345 |
| 1919 | 343 | #347 |
| 1918 | 331 | #356 |
| 1917 | 356 | #331 |
| 1916 | 357 | #322 |
| 1915 | 350 | #316 |
| 1914 | 318 | #294 |
| 1913 | 273 | #287 |
| 1912 | 253 | #286 |
| 1911 | 223 | #259 |
| 1910 | 244 | #247 |
| 1909 | 196 | #256 |
| 1908 | 214 | #230 |
| 1907 | 233 | #216 |
| 1906 | 208 | #218 |
| 1905 | 217 | #206 |
| 1904 | 170 | #237 |
| 1903 | 199 | #212 |
| 1902 | 221 | #195 |
| 1901 | 183 | #212 |
| 1900 | 310 | #175 |
| 1899 | 208 | #192 |
| 1898 | 235 | #190 |
| 1897 | 231 | #181 |
| 1896 | 212 | #189 |
| 1895 | 211 | #186 |
| 1894 | 227 | #176 |
| 1893 | 194 | #181 |
| 1892 | 189 | #185 |
| 1891 | 194 | #171 |
| 1890 | 230 | #153 |
| 1889 | 181 | #166 |
| 1888 | 195 | #158 |
| 1887 | 167 | #150 |
| 1886 | 155 | #153 |
| 1885 | 157 | #143 |
| 1884 | 161 | #138 |
| 1883 | 135 | #142 |
| 1882 | 129 | #139 |
| 1881 | 104 | #147 |
| 1880 | 131 | #122 |
Nicknames for Callie
- Cal 10 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Callie
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Other spellings of Callie
Cali Kallie Cally Kalli Calli Kalleigh Calie Callee Calley Kallee Kalley Kally
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