Girls' name · since 1985
Caela
Caela has 462 recorded births since 1985 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1994 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,430 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 462
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
462 girls have been named Caela since 1985, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Caela has been recorded 462 times among girls since 1985, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2018.
- #12,430 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 462 born since 1985
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Caela ranks #12,430 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 462 born since 1985, peaking in the 1990s.
- #12,430 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 462
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
Caela's 462 recorded births place it above 82.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Caela's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Caela's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1985, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1994 peak of 23, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Caela popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2018
- Peak year (1994)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Caela by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (182 births, 39% of the file).
1990s was Caela's strongest decade.
182 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Caela births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 45
1980s
45 births
- 1990s
1990s
182 births
- 2000s
2000s
150 births
- 2010s
2010s
85 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 182 births (39% of all-time use).
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- Caela's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (182 total births) through the 2010s (85) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Caela: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~33 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1985–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Caela draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.