girl's name
Cayley
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,449
Cayley is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1998, when 75 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 473,709 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1984.
Cayley 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 | 47 |
| 1990s | 461 |
| 2000s | 482 |
| 2010s | 178 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 45 |
How popular is Cayley?
In 2025, Cayley was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Cayley 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 Cayley
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Cayley also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Cayley over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Cayley
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Cayley — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Cayley
How popular is the name Cayley?
In 2025, Cayley was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Cayley a girl's or a boy's name?
Cayley is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Cayley most popular?
Cayley peaked in 1998, when 75 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Cayley a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Cayley currently ranks #12,184 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.