Cayley Girl
How popular is Cayley?
#11,928 girl name in 2025
7 baby girls were named Cayley in the US in 2025, making it the 11928th most popular girl name.
1,199living people named Cayley (est.)
25median age of people named Cayley
1,213babies named Cayley since 1880
1 in 473,620US babies born in 2025
Cayley popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #11,928 for girls (▲ 3360 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 7 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-68% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #5,831 in 2015, #9,541 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1998 (75 girls) |
| Highest rank | #1,989 in 1998 |
| First recorded | 1984 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Cayley counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Kaylee family of names ranked #38 for girls in 2025 (#29 the year before), with 6,126 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kaylee | 1,205 | 20% |
| Callie | 1,754 | 29% |
| Kali | 948 | 15% |
| Cali | 518 | 8% |
| Kayleigh | 340 | 6% |
| Kallie | 279 | 5% |
| Kailey | 153 | 2% |
| Kaylie | 148 | 2% |
| Caylee | 84 | 1% |
| Kailee | 98 | 2% |
| Kaleigh | 56 | 1% |
| Kaley | 38 | 1% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Cayley by decade
Girl names about as popular as Cayley
Questions
- Is Cayley a boy or girl name?
- Cayley is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Cayley were girls.
- How popular is the name Cayley?
- 7 baby girls were named Cayley in the US in 2025, making it the 11928th most popular girl name.
- When was Cayley most popular?
- Cayley peaked in 1998, when 75 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,989 in 1998.
- How many people are named Cayley?
- 1,213 babies have been named Cayley in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,199 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 25.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.