Total births
800
Girls' name · since 1977
Calee
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.
- #8574
- among girls today
- 800
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 52%
- more common than other girls
800 babies have been named Calee since 1977, making it today's #8574 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Calee recorded 800 times among girls since 1977, holding rank #8574 nationally today, ahead of 52% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2024.
- #8574 among girls today
- 800 born since 1977
- 2000s peak decade
- 52% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Calee is currently the #8574 girls' name in America, more common than 52% of girls - 800 born since 1977, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8574
- among girls today
- 800
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 52%
- more common than other girls
Calee vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#8574
of 17,726 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.
How Calee compares
800 Top 36% higher than 64% of 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
Calee's all-time total is 109% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Calee | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 800 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 55 | 48 | 19,840 |
Calee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Calee's full recorded timeline at 2003, 62% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 38% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1984, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 55 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Calee at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2008
Current rank
#8,574
Active since
1977
Calee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2024
- Peak year (2008)
- 55
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Calee by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Calee's strongest decade.
256 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Calee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 73
1980s
73 births
- 1990s
1990s
159 births
- 2000s
2000s
256 births
- 2010s
2010s
227 births
- 2020s 79
2020s
79 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 256 births (32% of all-time use).
How Calee 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 Calee's total volume
Calee vs 15 similarly-sized girls names
Calee by state
Where Calee concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| 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? ▼
Calee has been given to 800 babies in the U.S. since 1977, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #8574 as of the latest data. 55 babies were born in 2008, its single highest year.
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? ▼
The SSA has tracked Calee since 1977 -- 48 years through the most recent 2024 data.
What names are similar to Calee? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Callie, Cali, Calista, Calliope, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Calee's data
- Calee's decade-level peak was the 2000s (256 total births); usage has since declined to 79 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Tennessee records the most Calees (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Tennessee names
- 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 Calee
Nearby Names Like Calee
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Calee
Callie Girl
#176 70,190 births
Cali Girl
#493 23,342 births
Calista Girl
#1453 7,504 births
Calliope Girl
#498 6,098 births
Caleigh Girl
#2711 5,768 births
Compare Calee side by side: Calee vs Callie Calee vs Cali Calee vs Calista
Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Calee
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, 1977–2024 (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. "Calee: #8574 Girls' Name - 800 Births, Peak 2008." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/calee. 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 Calee 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.