Girls' name · since 1880
Callie
Callie has 70,190 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #478 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #175 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 70,190
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Callie is the #175 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 70,190 recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Callie has been recorded 70,190 times among girls since 1880, currently ranked #175 nationally and more common than 99% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #478 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #175 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 70,190 born since 1880
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Callie ranks #478 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #175 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 70,190 born since 1880, peaking in the 2010s.
- #478 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #175 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 70,190
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Callie's 70,190 recorded births place it above 99.33% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Callie compares
70,190 Top 3% higher than 97% 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
Callie's all-time total is 187x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Callie | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 70,190 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,763 | 21 | 19,840 |
Callie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Callie's full recorded timeline at 1953, 78% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 22% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1966, with just 81 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2014 peak of 1,763 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Callie popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 1,763
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Callie popularity over time - boys
637 total births recorded since 1881 (Callie as boys' name)
Callie by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (15,499 births, 22% of the file).
2010s was Callie's strongest decade.
15,499 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Callie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 1,515
1880s
1,515 births
- 1890s 2,131
1890s
2,131 births
- 1900s 2,151
1900s
2,151 births
- 1910s 3,048
1910s
3,048 births
- 1920s 3,026
1920s
3,026 births
- 1930s 1,888
1930s
1,888 births
- 1940s 1,473
1940s
1,473 births
- 1950s 1,207
1950s
1,207 births
- 1960s 1,035
1960s
1,035 births
- 1970s 1,786
1970s
1,786 births
- 1980s 5,044
1980s
5,044 births
- 1990s
1990s
9,397 births
- 2000s
2000s
10,898 births
- 2010s
2010s
15,499 births
- 2020s
2020s
10,092 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 15,499 births (22% of all-time use).
How Callie 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 Callie's total volume
Callie by state
Where Callie concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5,788 | 8.2% |
| #2 | California | | 3,329 | 4.7% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 3,279 | 4.7% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 3,183 | 4.5% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 3,119 | 4.4% |
| #6 | Alabama | | 2,726 | 3.9% |
| #7 | Florida | | 2,521 | 3.6% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 2,301 | 3.3% |
5,788 of 70,190 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Callie appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Callie's data
- Callie's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (15,499 total births) through the 2020s (10,092) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Callies (5,788 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Callie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Callie 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.