Gender
Origin
- Celtic/Gaelic
- Slender
- Gaelic
- Irish
- Scottish
Syllables
2
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Caley
Pronunciation
c(a)-ley
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1979 (rank #2773, 16 births); most recent 1992 (rank #8430, 5 births)
- Girls: peak in 1994 (rank #1453, 109 births); most recent 2025 (rank #10917, 8 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 8 |
| 2024 | – | 5 |
| 2023 | – | 6 |
| 2022 | – | – |
| 2021 | – | 10 |
| 2020 | – | 11 |
| 2019 | – | 14 |
| 2018 | – | 18 |
| 2017 | – | 13 |
| 2016 | – | 23 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 1998 (rank #2073, 5 births)
- Girls: peak in 2001 (rank #2223, 7 births); most recent 2012 (rank #5870, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – |
| 2024 | – | – |
| 2023 | – | – |
| 2022 | – | – |
| 2021 | – | – |
| 2020 | – | – |
| 2019 | – | – |
| 2018 | – | – |
| 2017 | – | – |
| 2016 | – | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 2007 (rank #595, 3 births)
- Girls: peak in 2004 (rank #555, 4 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – |
| 2024 | – | – |
| 2023 | – | – |
| 2022 | – | – |
| 2021 | – | – |
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Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Girls: peak in 1988 (rank #491, 5 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
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Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence