Total births
183
Girls' name · since 1989
Caily
Caily has 183 recorded births since 1989 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1994 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 183
- total births
- 1989–2022
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 41%
- born in that decade
Caily sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 183 recorded since 1989.
Caily has 183 recorded births among girls since 1989, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2022.
- 183 total births
- 1989–2022 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 41% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
183 girls have been named Caily since 1989, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2022.
- 183
- total births
- 1989–2022
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 41%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
41% of everyone ever named Caily was born in this single decade.
1994
Single peak year
14 babies were named Caily in 1994 - its busiest year on record.
Caily's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Caily's full recorded timeline at 2009, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1989, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1994 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Caily at a glance
Last recorded 2022Peak year
1994
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1989
Caily popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2022
- Peak year (1994)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Caily by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Caily's strongest decade.
75 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Caily births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 25
1990s
25 births
- 2000s
2000s
75 births
- 2010s
2010s
57 births
- 2020s 21
2020s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 75 births (41% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Caily? ▼
183 babies have been named Caily since 1989. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1994 with 14 births.
When was Caily most popular? ▼
Caily was most popular in the 2000s decade with 75 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
How long has the name Caily been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Caily since 1989 -- 34 years through the most recent 2022 data.
What names are similar to Caily? ▼
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.
What to do with Caily's data
- Caily's decade-level peak was the 2000s (75 total births); usage has since declined to 21 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Caily
Nearby Names Like Caily
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Caily
Caitlin Girl
#1688 112,143 births
Caitlyn Girl
#2352 52,603 births
Cailyn Girl
#3297 5,549 births
Caitlynn Girl
#7735 4,947 births
Cailey Girl
#5356 3,857 births
Compare Caily side by side: Caily vs Caitlin Caily vs Caitlyn Caily vs Cailyn
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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, 1989–2022 (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. "Caily: Baby Name Since 1989 - 183 Births, Peak 1994." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/caily. 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 Caily 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.