US rank #1664 Girls' name Peak 2023 1,161 births

Caeli — #1664 US girls' name

1,161 babies named Caeli in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s281990s1062000s2152010s3452020s461
#1664
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 91% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Caeli was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

148 babies were named Caeli in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Caeli

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,161 babies named Caeli between 1974 and 2024, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Caeli currently holds the #1664 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 148 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Caeli performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 461 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Caeli shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 154 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Caeli in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Caeli 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 1,161 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.

Caeli at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,161

Since 1974

51 years of records

Peak year

2023

148 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#1,664

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1974

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2024

Caeli popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1974

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
148
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
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Caeli by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
461 births that decade — 40% of Caeli's all-time total
1970s61980s281990s1062000s2152010s3452020s461

Caeli by state

Where Caeli concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Caeli
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
154 13.3%
#2 California
121 10.4%
#3 Florida
24 2.1%
#4 New York
20 1.7%
#5 North Carolina
15 1.3%
#6 Arizona
7 0.6%
#7 Illinois
5 0.4%
#8 New Jersey
5 0.4%
Texas share of Caeli's total US births 13.3%
Even split

154 of 1,161 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Caeli?
1,161 babies have been named Caeli since 1974. It currently ranks #1664 among girls. The peak year was 2023 with 148 births.
When was Caeli most popular?
Caeli was most popular in the 2020s decade with 461 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Caeli most popular?
The top states for the name Caeli are Texas (154 births), California (121 births), Florida (24 births).
How long has the name Caeli been used?
Caeli has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 51 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Caeli?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Caelyn, Caelan, Caelynn, Caela, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1974–2024 (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.