Girls' name · since 1948
Cally
Cally has 1,773 recorded births since 1948 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1990 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,110 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,773
- born since 1948
- 1990s
- peak decade
Cally sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,773 recorded since 1948.
Cally has 1,773 recorded births among girls since 1948, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1948 to 2024.
- #5,110 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,773 born since 1948
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cally ranks #5,110 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,773 born since 1948, peaking in the 1990s.
- #5,110 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,773
- born since 1948
- 1990s
- peak decade
Cally's 1,773 recorded births place it above 92.93% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Minnesota.
Cally's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Cally splits its recorded history at 1988: 65% of all births land in the more recent half, 35% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1948 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1990 peak of 114 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Cally popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–2024
- Peak year (1990)
- 114
- Annual births at peak, across 77 years of records
Cally by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (512 births, 29% of the file).
1990s was Cally's strongest decade.
512 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Cally births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s 52
1950s
52 births
- 1960s 115
1960s
115 births
- 1970s 196
1970s
196 births
- 1980s
1980s
370 births
- 1990s
1990s
512 births
- 2000s
2000s
304 births
- 2010s 158
2010s
158 births
- 2020s 60
2020s
60 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 512 births (29% of all-time use).
How Cally 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 Cally's total volume
Cally by state
Where Cally concentrates geographically, total births since 1948
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Minnesota | | 31 | 1.7% |
| #2 | California | | 29 | 1.6% |
| #3 | Texas | | 28 | 1.6% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 17 | 1.0% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 12 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 12 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Iowa | | 6 | 0.3% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 6 | 0.3% |
31 of 1,773 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Cally appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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- Cally's decade-level peak was the 1990s (512 total births); usage has since declined to 60 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Minnesota records the most Callys (31 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Minnesota 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 Cally: 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 (~76 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, 1948–2024 (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 Cally 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.