US rank #8543 Girls' name Peak 2008 800 births

Calee — #8543 US girls' name

800 babies named Calee in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s731990s1592000s2562010s2272020s79
#8543
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 52% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Calee was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

55 babies were named Calee in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Calee

The Social Security Administration has registered 800 babies named Calee between 1977 and 2024, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Calee currently holds the #8543 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 55 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Calee performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 256 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Calee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Tennessee, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Calee in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Calee 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 800 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.

Calee at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

800

Since 1977

48 years of records

Peak year

2008

55 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#8,543

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1977

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 2024

Calee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1977

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
55
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
0204060 20242018201220062000199419881977 6

Calee by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
256 births that decade — 32% of Calee's all-time total
1970s61980s731990s1592000s2562010s2272020s79

Calee by state

Where Calee concentrates geographically — total births since 1977

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Calee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Tennessee
6 0.8%
Tennessee share of Calee's total US births 0.8%

6 of 800 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Calee?
800 babies have been named Calee since 1977. It currently ranks #8543 among girls. The peak year was 2008 with 55 births.
When was Calee most popular?
Calee was most popular in the 2000s decade with 256 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Calee most popular?
The top states for the name Calee are Tennessee (6 births).
How long has the name Calee been used?
Calee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 48 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Calee?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Callie, Cali, Calista, Caleigh, 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, 1977–2024 (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.