Gender
Origin
- Latin
- lovely one; beautiful flower; cup; fairest, most beautiful; beautiful, lovely
Pronunciation
c(al)-ly
Popularity in the USA
- Girls: peak in 1990 (rank #1383, 114 births); most recent 2024 (rank #11069, 8 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | 8 |
| 2023 | 14 |
| 2022 | 9 |
| 2021 | 14 |
| 2020 | 15 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 10 |
| 2017 | 14 |
| 2016 | 14 |
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 2000 (rank #1888, 6 births)
- Girls: peak in 1996 (rank #703, 33 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3332, 7 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 7 |
| 2024 | – | 9 |
| 2023 | – | 6 |
| 2022 | – | 11 |
| 2021 | – | 12 |
| 2020 | – | 7 |
| 2019 | – | 17 |
| 2018 | – | 9 |
| 2017 | – | 8 |
| 2016 | – | 13 |
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 France
- Girls: peak in 2013 (rank #1227, 34 births); most recent 2023 (rank #4422, 4 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2022 | 11 |
| 2021 | 15 |
| 2020 | 9 |
| 2019 | 20 |
| 2018 | 20 |
| 2017 | 23 |
| 2016 | 18 |
| 2015 | 18 |
| 2014 | 21 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Girls: peak in 1990 (rank #275, 13 births); most recent 2025 (rank #780, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
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 Northern Ireland
- Girls: peak in 2018 (rank #434, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)
Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence