Girls' name · since 2004
Calei
Since 2004, U.S. Social Security records show 67 babies named Calei, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #31,591 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 67
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
Calei is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 67 have been recorded since 2004.
Social Security Administration records show Calei recorded 67 times among girls since 2004, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2004 to 2023.
- #31,591 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 67 born since 2004
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Calei ranks #31,591 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 67 born since 2004, peaking in the 2010s.
- #31,591 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 67
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
Calei's 67 recorded births place it above 56.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Calei's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Calei's full recorded timeline at 2016, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2008, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Calei popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2023
- Peak year (2009)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Calei by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (32 births, 48% of the file).
2010s was Calei's strongest decade.
32 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Calei births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
19 births
- 2010s
2010s
32 births
- 2020s
2020s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 32 births (48% of all-time use).
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- Calei's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (32 total births) through the 2020s (16) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Calei: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~19 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, 2004–2023 (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 Calei 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.