Caylie
Feminine name of Old English origin meaning "small and petite".
Name Census estimates that about 1,604 living Americans carry the first name Caylie. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Caylie today is around 21 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Caylie births was 2009 (106 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Caylie. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
1.6K
~ 1 in 213,687 Americans
Peak year
2009
106 babies that year
Average age
21
years old
2024 SSA rank
#8,526
Tracked since 1984
Census
Caylie in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,407 people with the first name Caylie, which placed it at #9,744 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#9,744
National first-name rank
People counted
1.4K
1,407 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.5
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
75.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Caylie
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Caylie is White at 75.8%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (9.5%) and Two or More Races (5.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Caylie described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Caylie at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White75.8% · 1,066
- Hispanic or Latino9.5% · 133
- Two or more races5.1% · 72
- Black or African American5.0% · 71
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.8% · 54
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 11
Popularity
Caylie: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Caylie from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 692 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Caylie by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Caylie during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Caylies live
The SSA's state-level files cover 11 states and territories. California, Texas, Florida recorded the most babies named Caylie, while Indiana, Missouri, Alabama recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 33 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Caylie
The name Caylie is a relatively modern adaptation of the traditional English name Cayley or Caley, which itself derives from the Old English word "calewe," meaning "cabbage" or "vegetable garden." This etymology suggests that the name may have originated as a surname for someone who lived near or worked in a vegetable garden or farmland.
In its earliest recorded use, the name Cayley appeared in the Domesday Book, a comprehensive survey of landholdings in England commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086. This document mentions a place called "Caillia" in Yorkshire, which likely gave rise to the surname Cayley for those associated with that locality.
While the name Cayley has a long history as a surname, its use as a given name is relatively recent. One of the earliest documented instances of Cayley as a first name was Sir George Cayley (1773-1857), an English engineer and inventor known as the "father of aerial navigation" for his pioneering work on aerodynamics and the design of early gliders.
Another notable bearer of the name was Arthur Cayley (1821-1895), a British mathematician who made significant contributions to the fields of algebra, geometry, and mathematical physics. He is considered one of the founders of modern algebraic geometry and is credited with introducing the concept of a matrix in mathematics.
In the realm of literature, Cayley Caulfield-Browne (1907-1973) was a British novelist and short story writer who published under the pen name Jean Plaidy. She wrote numerous historical novels, including several series focused on the lives of British and French royalty.
More recently, Caylie Runciman (born 1999) is a Canadian actress and singer known for her roles in television series such as "The Stanley Dynamic" and "Heartland."
While not as common as some other names, Caylie has gained popularity in recent decades, particularly in English-speaking countries. Its unique blend of traditional roots and modern flair has likely contributed to its appeal as a given name.
People
Caylie + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Caylie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with C
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Caylie: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Caylie?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,604 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Caylie going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 213,687 US residents.
Is Caylie a common name?
We classify Caylie as "Rare". It ranks above 92.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,633 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Caylie most popular?
The single biggest year for Caylie was 2009, when 106 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Caylie is about 21 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Caylie in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,407 people with the name Caylie, or 0.47 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #9,744 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Caylie in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Caylie?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Caylie appears almost entirely female. Of the 1,402 people counted with this name, 100.0% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Caylie?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Caylie is White at 75.8%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (9.5%) and Two or More Races (5.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Caylie most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Caylie in the 2020 Census, accounting for 75.8% (1,066 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Caylie in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Caylie a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Caylie in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Caylie still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Caylie in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Caylie can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are called Caylie?
You can see how many Americans are named Caylie on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — same data roots, lighter UI.