Girls' name · since 1982

Caline

Caline has 10 recorded births since 1982 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1982 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

10
total births
1982–1994
years on record
1980s
peak decade
50%
born in that decade

Caline sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 10 recorded since 1982.

Caline has 10 recorded births among girls since 1982, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 1994.

  • 10 total births
  • 1982–1994 years on record
  • 1980s peak decade
  • 50% born in that decade

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

10 girls have been named Caline since 1982, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1994.

10
total births
1982–1994
years on record
1980s
peak decade
50%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Caline was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

5 babies were named Caline in 1982 - its busiest year on record.

Caline's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Caline's full recorded timeline at 1994, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1982, with just 5 recorded births.

Caline at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

10

Since 1982

13 years of records

Peak year

1982

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1982

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 1994

Caline popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–1994

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1982)
5
Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
5 19821994 5

Caline by decade

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

1980s was Caline's strongest decade.

5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.

Caline births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 5 births (50% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of June 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Caline?
Caline has been given to 10 babies in the U.S. since 1982, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1994. 5 babies were born in 1982, its single highest year.
When was Caline most popular?
Caline was most popular in the 1980s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
How long has the name Caline been used?
Caline has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 13 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Caline?
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 Caline's data

  • Caline's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (5 total births) through the 1990s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • 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.

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, 1982–1994 (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. "Caline: Baby Name Since 1982 - 10 Births, Peak 1982." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/caline. 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 Caline 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.