US rank #10438 Girls' name Peak 2008 783 births

Callee — #10438 US girls' name

783 babies named Callee in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s111980s631990s1372000s2612010s2442020s67
#10438
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 41% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Callee was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

41 babies were named Callee in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Callee

The Social Security Administration has registered 783 babies named Callee between 1972 and 2024, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Callee currently holds the #10438 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 41 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Callee performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 261 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Callee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 16 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Kentucky and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Callee in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Callee 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 783 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.

Callee at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

783

Since 1972

53 years of records

Peak year

2008

41 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#10,438

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1972

Recorded for 53 years

Last year on file: 2024

Callee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1972

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
41
Annual births at peak — across 53 years of records
01020304050 20242018201220062000199319871972 6

Callee by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
261 births that decade — 33% of Callee's all-time total
1970s111980s631990s1372000s2612010s2442020s67

Callee by state

Where Callee concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Callee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
16 2.0%
#2 Kentucky
6 0.8%
#3 Florida
5 0.6%
#4 Ohio
5 0.6%
#5 Oklahoma
5 0.6%
#6 Wisconsin
5 0.6%
Texas share of Callee's total US births 2.0%
Even split

16 of 783 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Callee?
783 babies have been named Callee since 1972. It currently ranks #10438 among girls. The peak year was 2008 with 41 births.
When was Callee most popular?
Callee was most popular in the 2000s decade with 261 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Callee most popular?
The top states for the name Callee are Texas (16 births), Kentucky (6 births), Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Callee been used?
Callee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 53 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Callee?
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, 1972–2024 (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.