Girls' name · since 1970
Calley
Since 1970, U.S. Social Security records show 956 babies named Calley, peaking in 1990. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,750 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,171 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 956
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
Calley currently ranks #12171 among girls' names in America, with 956 babies recorded since 1970.
Social Security Administration records show Calley recorded 956 times among girls since 1970, holding rank #12171 nationally today, ahead of 30% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #7,750 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,171 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 956 born since 1970
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Calley ranks #7,750 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,171 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 956 born since 1970, peaking in the 1990s.
- #7,750 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,171 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 956
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
Calley's 956 recorded births place it above 89.27% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Calley compares
956 Top 33% higher than 67% of 17,297 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
Calley's all-time total is 154% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Calley | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 956 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 41 | 21 | 19,840 |
Calley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Calley's full recorded timeline at 1997, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2020, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 41 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Calley popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (1990)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Calley by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (312 births, 33% of the file).
1990s was Calley's strongest decade.
312 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Calley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 111
1970s
111 births
- 1980s
1980s
211 births
- 1990s
1990s
312 births
- 2000s
2000s
188 births
- 2010s 101
2010s
101 births
- 2020s 33
2020s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 312 births (33% of all-time use).
How Calley 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 Calley's total volume
Calley by state
Where Calley concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 32 | 3.3% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #3 | Oklahoma | | 5 | 0.5% |
32 of 956 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Calley's data
- Calley's decade-level peak was the 1990s (312 total births); usage has since declined to 33 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Calleys (32 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Calley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Calley 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.