Girls' name · since 1974
Caeli
Since 1974, U.S. Social Security records show 1,251 babies named Caeli, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,441 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,083 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,251
- born since 1974
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Caeli is the #2083 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,251 recorded since 1974.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Caeli has been recorded 1,251 times among girls since 1974, currently ranked #2083 nationally and more common than 88% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2025.
- #6,441 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,083 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,251 born since 1974
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Caeli ranks #6,441 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,083 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,251 born since 1974, peaking in the 2020s.
- #6,441 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,083 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,251
- born since 1974
- 2020s
- peak decade
Caeli's 1,251 recorded births place it above 91.09% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Caeli compares
1,251 Top 29% higher than 71% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Caeli's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Caeli | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,251 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 148 | 21 | 19,840 |
Caeli's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Caeli's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 78% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 22%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1980, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 148, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Caeli popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 148
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Caeli by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (551 births, 44% of the file).
2020s was Caeli's strongest decade.
551 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Caeli births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 28
1980s
28 births
- 1990s 106
1990s
106 births
- 2000s 215
2000s
215 births
- 2010s
2010s
345 births
- 2020s
2020s
551 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 551 births (44% of all-time use).
How Caeli compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Caeli's total volume
Caeli by state
Where Caeli concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 169 | 13.5% |
| #2 | California | | 135 | 10.8% |
| #3 | Florida | | 24 | 1.9% |
| #4 | New York | | 20 | 1.6% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 15 | 1.2% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 7 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.4% |
169 of 1,251 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Caeli appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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- Texas records the most Caelis (169 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
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 Caeli: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1974–2025 (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 Caeli 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.