girl's name
Cailey
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 4,283
Scotland
#836
2006 births
Cailey is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 16 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1999, when 198 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 207,211 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1984.
Cailey over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 109 |
| 1990s | 1,054 |
| 2000s | 1,648 |
| 2010s | 864 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 182 |
How popular is Cailey?
In 2025, Cailey was given to 16 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Cailey is used
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 Cailey
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Cailey also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Cailey over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Cailey
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Cailey — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Cailey
How popular is the name Cailey?
In 2025, Cailey was given to 16 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Cailey a girl's or a boy's name?
Cailey is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Cailey most popular?
Cailey peaked in 1999, when 198 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Cailey a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Cailey currently ranks #3,264 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.