US rank #4701 Girls' name Peak 1999 1,759 births

Cailee — #4701 US girls' name

1,759 babies named Cailee in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s531990s4062000s6062010s5442020s150
#4701
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 73% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Cailee was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

77 babies were named Cailee in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cailee

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,759 babies named Cailee between 1986 and 2024, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cailee currently holds the #4701 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 77 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cailee performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 606 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Cailee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 117 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Cailee in 18 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cailee 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 1,759 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.

Cailee at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,759

Since 1986

39 years of records

Peak year

1999

77 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#4,701

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1986

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 2024

Cailee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1986

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1999)
77
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
020406080100 202420192014200920041999199419891986 7

Cailee by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
606 births that decade — 34% of Cailee's all-time total
1980s531990s4062000s6062010s5442020s150

Cailee by state

Where Cailee concentrates geographically — total births since 1986

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Cailee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
117 6.7%
#2 California
80 4.5%
#3 Florida
34 1.9%
#4 Illinois
19 1.1%
#5 Ohio
11 0.6%
#6 Georgia
10 0.6%
#7 Louisiana
10 0.6%
#8 Michigan
10 0.6%
Texas share of Cailee's total US births 6.7%
Even split

117 of 1,759 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.

Cailee appears in 18 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cailee?
1,759 babies have been named Cailee since 1986. It currently ranks #4701 among girls. The peak year was 1999 with 77 births.
When was Cailee most popular?
Cailee was most popular in the 2000s decade with 606 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
Where is Cailee most popular?
The top states for the name Cailee are Texas (117 births), California (80 births), Florida (34 births).
How long has the name Cailee been used?
Cailee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 39 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Cailee?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Caitlin, Caitlyn, Cailyn, Caitlynn, 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, 1986–2024 (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.