Girls' name · peaked in 1880
Callie name popularity since 1925
60,012 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Callie (99.4% girls, 0.6% boys). Half of them were born in 2006 or earlier, so the typical Callie is about 20 years old in 2026. Callie peaked in 1880 as the #124 name for girls, and it ranked #175 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 60,012
- Named Callie, 1925–2025
- Peak year
- 1880
- #124 for girls that year
- In 2025
- #175
- for girls in 2025 (1,754 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.4% girls
- 59,680 girls · 332 boys
- Most popular in
- Mississippi
- 2.48× its national share
Peak year is the year Callie made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Callie births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year on this chart was 2014. Measured as a share of all babies, Callie peaked earlier, in 1880.
- Steepest fall: Between 1944 and 1949, Callie's share of baby girls fell by 45%, from 1 in 7,370 to 1 in 13,500.
- Fastest rise: Between 1970 and 1975, it became 2.2× more common, from 1 in 15,200 baby girls to 1 in 6,780.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Callie's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Callie.
Decade by decade
Babies named Callie in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 1,361 | 57 | – |
| 1930s | 1,888 | 94 | #452 |
| 1940s | 1,473 | 44 | #621 |
| 1950s | 1,207 | 31 | #842 |
| 1960s | 1,035 | 11 | #1,055 |
| 1970s | 1,786 | 22 | #696 |
| 1980s | 5,044 | 26 | #397 |
| 1990s | 9,397 | 19 | #291 |
| 2000s | 10,898 | 18 | #320 |
| 2010s | 15,499 | 5 | #195 |
| 2020–25 | 10,092 | 5 | #175 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
35.6% of babies named Callie from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Callie is most popular
The index compares Callie's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Callie.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | 2.48× | 1,714 |
| Tennessee | 2.28× | 2,740 |
| Alabama | 2.15× | 2,171 |
| Arkansas | 1.89× | 1,109 |
| Utah | 1.84× | 894 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Callie and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Callie (this page) | 59,680 | 1880 |
| Cali | 23,342 | 2014 |
| Kallie | 12,678 | 2014 |
| Calli | 4,517 | 1999 |
| Caley | 2,481 | 1994 |
| Cally | 1,773 | 1990 |
| Calie | 1,546 | 2008 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Callie's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Callie.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Callie (1880).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data