How Many People Are Named Cally?
An estimated 1,670 people in the United States have the first name Cally. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 34 years old, and Cally peaked in popularity in 1990 with 114 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Cally 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 Cally paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,670
About 1 in 205,242 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
34
years old
Peak Year
1990
114 births
Total Registered
1,773
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Cally
Cally is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,773 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Cally as a female name
Ranked #11,269 in 2024
8 female births in 2024
Peak: 1990 (114 births)
Cally: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Cally span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 512 babies were registered. Cally has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Cally by Decade
How has Cally 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.
Cally by State
Birth registrations for Cally span all 11 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Minnesota, California, Texas. The lowest are in Louisiana, Florida, Wisconsin. On average, about 14 Callys were registered per state.
Cally + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Cally as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Cally
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Cally: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cally?
We estimate approximately 1,670 people named Cally 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 205,242 Americans share this first name.
Is Cally a common name?
Cally is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,773 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Cally most popular?
Cally reached peak popularity in 1990, when 114 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Cally is approximately 34 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Cally a female name?
Cally is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Cally Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Cally Smith, Cally Johnson, Cally 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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