Girls' name · since 1980
Caylee
Caylee has 9,769 recorded births since 1980 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,700 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,202 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,769
- born since 1980
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Caylee is the #2202 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 9,769 recorded since 1980.
Social Security Administration records show Caylee recorded 9,769 times among girls since 1980, holding rank #2202 nationally today, ahead of 87% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2025.
- #1,700 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,202 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 9,769 born since 1980
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Caylee ranks #1,700 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,202 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 9,769 born since 1980, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,700 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,202 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,769
- born since 1980
- 2010s
- peak decade
Caylee's 9,769 recorded births place it above 97.64% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
43 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Caylee compares
9,769 Top 10% higher than 90% 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
Caylee's all-time total is 26x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Caylee | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 9,769 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,247 | 21 | 19,840 |
Caylee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Caylee's full recorded timeline at 2004, 79% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 21% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1980, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 1,247 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Caylee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 1,247
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Caylee by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (4,111 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Caylee's strongest decade.
4,111 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Caylee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 187
1980s
187 births
- 1990s 1,084
1990s
1,084 births
- 2000s
2000s
3,513 births
- 2010s
2010s
4,111 births
- 2020s 874
2020s
874 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 4,111 births (42% of all-time use).
How Caylee 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 Caylee's total volume
Caylee by state
Where Caylee concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,061 | 10.9% |
| #2 | California | | 750 | 7.7% |
| #3 | Florida | | 549 | 5.6% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 414 | 4.2% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 389 | 4.0% |
| #6 | New York | | 360 | 3.7% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 354 | 3.6% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 316 | 3.2% |
1,061 of 9,769 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 43 reporting states.
Caylee appears in 43 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Caylee's data
- Caylee's decade-level peak was the 2010s (4,111 total births); usage has since declined to 874 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Caylees (1,061 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 Caylee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~45 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, 1980–2025 (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 Caylee 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.