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Cailey

100% girls · 16 born in 2025

Cailey has been given to about 3,857 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1999, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

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Living in the US≈ 3,821
Median age today22 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Cailey per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1999 · 198
  • Born in 202516
  • All time3,857

How popular is Cailey?

Its best year was 1999, when 198 babies were given the name, ranking 1028th. The typical living American called Cailey is about 22 years old today.

Names that sound like Cailey

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Kailey0.97
  2. Hailey0.88
  3. Bailey0.88
  4. Kayley0.88
  5. Carley0.82
  6. Hayley0.79
  7. Paisley0.79
  8. Kiley0.79

Middle names for Cailey

Ranked by flow score
  1. Cailey Anne0.81
  2. Cailey Josephine0.78
  3. Cailey Rose0.77
  4. Cailey Marie0.77
  5. Cailey Grace0.77
  6. Cailey Eve0.77

Sibling names for Cailey

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Hallesister · 0.89
  2. Tracebrother · 0.89
  3. Paulinasister · 0.88
  4. Keatonbrother · 0.88
  5. Nikolasbrother · 0.88
  6. Palomasister · 0.87

Where Cailey is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Cailey Anderson0.77
    2. Cailey White0.72
    3. Cailey Nguyen0.72
    4. Cailey Moore0.72
    5. Cailey Hill0.72
    6. Cailey Hall0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Cailey

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.