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Boy name

Cale

/ˈkeɪl/ · 99% boys · 47 born in 2025

Cale has been given to about 8,291 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2008, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈkeɪl/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 7,790
Median age today23 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Cale per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2008 · 409
  • Born in 202547
  • All time8,291

How popular is Cale?

Its best year was 2008, when 409 babies were given the name, ranking 624th. The typical living American called Cale is about 23 years old today. It is relatively most common in Colorado, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Cale

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Kale0.95
  2. Dale0.81
  3. Gale0.81
  4. Caleb0.75
  5. Cade0.75
  6. Cole0.74
  7. Case0.75
  8. Kaleb0.71

Middle names for Cale

Ranked by flow score
  1. Cale Paul0.83
  2. Cale John0.83
  3. Cale Blake0.82
  4. Cale Wade0.82
  5. Cale Ross0.82
  6. Cale Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Cale

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Ilianasister · 0.91
  2. Dulcesister · 0.91
  3. Nathanaelbrother · 0.91
  4. Palomasister · 0.90
  5. Mauriciobrother · 0.90
  6. Alvarobrother · 0.90

Where Cale is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Colorado0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Cale White0.78
  2. Cale Nguyen0.78
  3. Cale Moore0.78
  4. Cale Hill0.78
  5. Cale Hall0.78
  6. Cale Brown0.78

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 Cale

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

Cale across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

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.