Recorded 1996–2014 Girls' name Peak 2000 423 births

Caeley — girls' name

423 babies named Caeley in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s1152000s2702010s38
2000s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Caeley was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

46 babies were named Caeley in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Caeley

The Social Security Administration has registered 423 babies named Caeley between 1996 and 2014, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Caeley currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 46 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Caeley performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 270 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Caeley shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Caeley in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Caeley in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 423 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Caeley at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

423

Since 1996

19 years of records

Peak year

2000

46 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1996

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 2014

Caeley popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1996

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (2000)
46
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
01020304050 2014201020072004200119981996 13

Caeley by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
270 births that decade — 64% of Caeley's all-time total
1990s1152000s2702010s38

Caeley by state

Where Caeley concentrates geographically — total births since 1996

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Caeley
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
10 2.4%
#2 Texas
6 1.4%
#3 Illinois
5 1.2%
#4 Ohio
5 1.2%
California share of Caeley's total US births 2.4%
Even split

10 of 423 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Caeley?
423 babies have been named Caeley since 1996. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 2000 with 46 births.
When was Caeley most popular?
Caeley was most popular in the 2000s decade with 270 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Caeley most popular?
The top states for the name Caeley are California (10 births), Texas (6 births), Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Caeley been used?
Caeley has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 19 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Caeley?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Caelyn, Caeli, Caelan, Caelynn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1996–2014 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.