Total births
63
Girls' name · since 1998
Caely
Caely has 63 recorded births since 1998 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2022 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14247
- among girls today
- 63
- born since 1998
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 20%
- more common than other girls
Caely currently ranks #14247 among girls' names in America, with 63 babies recorded since 1998.
Caely has 63 recorded births among girls since 1998, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #14247 as of the latest data, more common than 20% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.
- #14247 among girls today
- 63 born since 1998
- 2020s peak decade
- 20% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Caely is currently the #14247 girls' name in America, more common than 20% of girls - 63 born since 1998, peaking in the 2020s.
- #14247
- among girls today
- 63
- born since 1998
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 20%
- more common than other girls
Caely vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#14247
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 20% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
44% of everyone ever named Caely was born in this single decade.
2022
Single peak year
8 babies were named Caely in 2022 - its busiest year on record.
How Caely compares
63 18th percentile among 17,726 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
Caely's all-time total is 84% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Caely | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 63 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 8 | 48 | 19,840 |
Caely's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Caely's SSA record in two at 2019 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1998, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2022 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Caely at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2022
Current rank
#14,247
Active since
1998
Caely popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Caely by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Caely's strongest decade.
28 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Caely births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
18 births
- 2010s
2010s
12 births
- 2020s
2020s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 28 births (44% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Caely? ▼
63 babies have been named Caely since 1998. It currently ranks #14247 among girls. The peak year was 2022 with 8 births.
When was Caely most popular? ▼
Caely was most popular in the 2020s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
How long has the name Caely been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Caely since 1998 -- 28 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Caely? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Caely
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1998–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Caely: #14247 Girls' Name - 63 Births, Peak 2022." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/caely. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Caely 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 June 2026.