Girls' name · since 1984
Cailey
Since 1984, U.S. Social Security records show 3,857 babies named Cailey, peaking in 1999. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,061 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,963 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,857
- born since 1984
- 2000s
- peak decade
Cailey currently ranks #6963 among girls' names in America, with 3,857 babies recorded since 1984.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cailey has been recorded 3,857 times among girls since 1984, currently ranked #6963 nationally and more common than 60% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2025.
- #3,061 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,963 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,857 born since 1984
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cailey ranks #3,061 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,963 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,857 born since 1984, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,061 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,963 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,857
- born since 1984
- 2000s
- peak decade
Cailey's 3,857 recorded births place it above 95.76% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
31 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Cailey compares
3,857 Top 16% higher than 84% 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
Cailey's all-time total is 10x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cailey | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,857 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 198 | 21 | 19,840 |
Cailey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Cailey's full recorded timeline at 2005, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1984, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1999 peak of 198 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Cailey popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2025
- Peak year (1999)
- 198
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Cailey by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,648 births, 43% of the file).
2000s was Cailey's strongest decade.
1,648 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Cailey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 109
1980s
109 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,054 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,648 births
- 2010s
2010s
864 births
- 2020s 182
2020s
182 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,648 births (43% of all-time use).
How Cailey 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 Cailey's total volume
Cailey by state
Where Cailey concentrates geographically, total births since 1984
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 367 | 9.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 330 | 8.6% |
| #3 | Florida | | 156 | 4.0% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 141 | 3.7% |
| #5 | New York | | 140 | 3.6% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 101 | 2.6% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 90 | 2.3% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 82 | 2.1% |
367 of 3,857 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 31 reporting states.
Cailey appears in 31 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Cailey's data
- Cailey's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,648 total births); usage has since declined to 182 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Caileys (367 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cailey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1984–2025 (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 Cailey 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.