How Many People Are Named Caley?
An estimated 2,538 people in the United States have the first name Caley. It is predominantly female (94.2%). The average bearer is 29 years old, and Caley peaked in popularity in 1994 with 109 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Caley as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Caley paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,538
About 1 in 135,049 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
94.2% confidence
Average Age
29
years old
Peak Year
1994
109 births
Total Registered
2,624
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Caley
Caley is predominantly female (94.2%), though 151 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Caley as a male name
Ranked #8,594 in 1992
5 male births in 1992
Peak: 1979 (16 births)
Caley as a female name
Ranked #15,672 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 1994 (109 births)
Caley: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Caley span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 872 babies were registered. Caley has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Caley by Decade
How has Caley tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Caley by State
Birth registrations for Caley span all 21 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Colorado. The lowest are in Oklahoma, New York, Kentucky. On average, about 37 Caleys were registered per state.
Caley + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Caley as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Caley
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Caley: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Caley?
We estimate approximately 2,538 people named Caley are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 135,049 Americans share this first name.
Is Caley a common name?
Caley is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,624 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Caley most popular?
Caley reached peak popularity in 1994, when 109 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Caley is approximately 29 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Caley a female name?
Caley is predominantly female. 94.2% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Caley Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Caley Smith, Caley Johnson, Caley Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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