Girls' name · since 1987
Cayli
Since 1987, U.S. Social Security records show 459 babies named Cayli, peaking in 1999. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,481 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,691 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 459
- born since 1987
- 2000s
- peak decade
459 babies have been named Cayli since 1987, making it today's #13691 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cayli has been recorded 459 times among girls since 1987, currently ranked #13691 nationally and more common than 21% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2025.
- #12,481 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,691 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 459 born since 1987
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cayli ranks #12,481 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,691 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 459 born since 1987, peaking in the 2000s.
- #12,481 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,691 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 459
- born since 1987
- 2000s
- peak decade
Cayli's 459 recorded births place it above 82.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Cayli compares
459 Top 47% higher than 53% 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
Cayli's all-time total is 22% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cayli | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 459 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 27 | 21 | 19,840 |
Cayli's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Cayli's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1987, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1999 peak of 27, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Cayli popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2025
- Peak year (1999)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Cayli by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (170 births, 37% of the file).
2000s was Cayli's strongest decade.
170 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Cayli births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s
1990s
149 births
- 2000s
2000s
170 births
- 2010s
2010s
100 births
- 2020s 30
2020s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 170 births (37% of all-time use).
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What to do with Cayli's data
- Cayli's decade-level peak was the 2000s (170 total births); usage has since declined to 30 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Cayli: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1987–2025 (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 Cayli 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.