girl's name

Cally

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 5
  • Popularity Top 1000 (US)
  • Births on record 2,807

Northern Ireland

#464

2018 births

Cally is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2024 it was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a well-established, commonly used name.

  • Peaked in 1990, when 114 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1948.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Cally over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1940s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2024, not a full ten years.

512
'40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Cally by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1940s 6
1950s 52
1960s 115
1970s 196
1980s 370
1990s 512
2000s 304
2010s 158
2020s (to 2024) 60

How popular is Cally?

In 2024, Cally was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a well-established, commonly used name.

Where Cally is used

Northern Ireland #464 3 in 2018
Scotland #839 3 in 2024
Canada #3,288 5 in 2015
England & Wales #3,439 7 in 2025
France #5,792 5 in 2025
United States #11,265 8 in 2024

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 Cally

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

Parents who like Cally also like

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

Sibling names for Cally

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

Common questions about Cally

How popular is the name Cally?

In 2024, Cally was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a well-established, commonly used name.

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

Cally is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Cally?

Cally has 2 syllables.

When was Cally most popular?

Cally peaked in 1990, when 114 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.

Is Cally a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Cally currently ranks #839 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.