Recorded 1987–2023 Girls' name Peak 1999 453 births

Cayli — girls' name

453 babies named Cayli in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s101990s1492000s1702010s1002020s24
2000s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Cayli was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

27 babies were named Cayli in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cayli

The Social Security Administration has registered 453 babies named Cayli between 1987 and 2023, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cayli currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cayli performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 170 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Cayli shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cayli 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 453 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.

Cayli at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

453

Since 1987

37 years of records

Peak year

1999

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1987

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2023

Cayli popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1987

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1999)
27
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
051015202530 20232017201220072002199719921987 5

Cayli by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
170 births that decade — 38% of Cayli's all-time total
1980s101990s1492000s1702010s1002020s24

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cayli?
453 babies have been named Cayli since 1987. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1999 with 27 births.
When was Cayli most popular?
Cayli was most popular in the 2000s decade with 170 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
How long has the name Cayli been used?
Cayli has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 37 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Cayli?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cayla, Caylee, Caydence, Caylin, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1987–2023 (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.