girl's name

Caela

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 5
  • Popularity Top 1000 (US)
  • Births on record 551

Northern Ireland

#406

2024 births

Caela is a girl's name. In 2018 it was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a well-established, commonly used name.

  • Peaked in 1994, when 23 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1985.

Caela over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2018, not a full ten years.

182
'80 '90 '00 '10
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Births named Caela by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1980s 45
1990s 182
2000s 150
2010s (to 2018) 85

How popular is Caela?

In 2018, Caela was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a well-established, commonly used name.

Where Caela is used

Northern Ireland #406 4 in 2024
Ireland #542 7 in 2025
Scotland #1,053 3 in 2015
Canada #3,201 6 in 2016
England & Wales #5,781 4 in 2016
France #6,291 5 in 2005
United States #11,421 9 in 2018

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Caela

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Caela also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Caela over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Caela

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Caela — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Caela

How popular is the name Caela?

In 2018, Caela was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a well-established, commonly used name.

Is Caela a girl's or a boy's name?

Caela is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Caela most popular?

Caela peaked in 1994, when 23 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.

Is Caela a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Caela currently ranks #406 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.