girls' name ★ peaked 2014

Callie

Meaning From a 19th-century diminutive of Caroline Gender Girl · 1% boys Rank 2025 #175 Trend → Stable

From a 19th-century diminutive of Caroline.

Rank 2025
#175
among girls · ↑1 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
1,754
named Callie · +3% vs 2024
How common
1 in 916
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2014
1,763 babies
All-time total
70,827
#478 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Callie popularity over time

70,827 babies have been named Callie since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 1,515 38 1,553 155 – #124
1890s 2,131 31 2,162 216 +39% #153
1900s 2,151 49 2,200 220 +2% #175
1910s 3,048 107 3,155 316 +43% #247
1920s 3,026 137 3,163 316 0% #345
1930s 1,888 94 1,982 198 -37% #444
1940s 1,473 44 1,517 152 -23% #518
1950s 1,207 31 1,238 124 -18% #757
1960s 1,035 11 1,046 105 -16% #924
1970s 1,786 22 1,808 181 +73% #670
1980s 5,044 26 5,070 507 +180% #340
1990s 9,397 19 9,416 942 +86% #265
2000s 10,898 18 10,916 1,092 +16% #231
2010s 15,499 5 15,504 1,550 +42% #180
2020s (to 2025) 10,092 5 10,097 1,683 +9% #165

Where Callie is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 1,778 1.11 #174
2027 1,798 1.12 #171
2028 1,816 1.13 #168
2029 1,831 1.14 #164
2030 1,844 1.15 #161

Where Callie is most popular

Girls named Callie per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 1.03 per 1,000. Strongest in Rhode Island, Maine, and West Virginia.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Callie born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Rhode Island 38 3.03 +194%
Maine 45 2.91 +182%
West Virginia 69 2.63 +155%
North Dakota 32 2.43 +136%
Connecticut 134 2.30 +123%
New Hampshire 40 2.17 +110%
Kentucky 185 2.16 +110%
Mississippi 93 1.99 +93%
Massachusetts 225 1.86 +80%
Ohio 435 1.83 +78%
Nebraska 65 1.81 +75%
South Carolina 162 1.80 +75%
Alabama 168 1.79 +74%
Delaware 20 1.76 +71%
Pennsylvania 406 1.72 +67%
Arkansas 88 1.67 +61%
Kansas 96 1.66 +61%
Indiana 233 1.66 +61%
Tennessee 255 1.61 +56%
Iowa 94 1.61 +56%
New Jersey 288 1.60 +55%
Wisconsin 163 1.58 +53%
North Carolina 358 1.57 +52%
Maryland 162 1.53 +48%
Missouri 182 1.51 +46%
Virginia 256 1.50 +46%
Louisiana 131 1.50 +45%
Oklahoma 109 1.48 +44%
South Dakota 21 1.47 +43%
Vermont 7 1.44 +40%
Georgia 325 1.43 +39%
Michigan 255 1.40 +36%
Hawaii 16 1.40 +35%
Idaho 45 1.34 +30%
Montana 18 1.33 +29%
Washington 171 1.18 +15%
Colorado 127 1.14 +10%
Oregon 74 1.14 +10%
Illinois 259 1.13 +10%
New York 444 1.12 +9%
Florida 470 1.10 +7%
Minnesota 106 0.982 -5%
Utah 80 0.961 -7%
Texas 650 0.808 -22%
Arizona 110 0.784 -24%
Nevada 35 0.753 -27%
New Mexico 15 0.617 -40%
California 517 0.615 -40%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Callie

Callie is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #175 in 2025 with 1,754 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 70,827 American babies have been named Callie. Its peak came in 2014, when 1,763 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Callie stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Callie?

The median living Callie is about 17 years old; half are between 8 and 31. An estimated 56 thousand people named Callie are alive in the United States today.

median 17 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Callie year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 1,754 #175 – –
2024 1,709 #176 – –
2023 1,654 #178 – –
2022 1,578 #187 – –
2021 1,671 #178 5 #12,449
2020 1,726 #165 – –
2019 1,636 #180 – –
2018 1,586 #191 5 #12,477
2017 1,652 #188 – –
2016 1,543 #212 – –
2015 1,684 #195 – –
2014 1,763 #186 – –
2013 1,420 #226 – –
2012 1,422 #222 – –
2011 1,474 #213 – –
2010 1,319 #239 – –
2009 1,324 #248 – –
2008 1,471 #231 5 #12,818
2007 1,359 #258 – –
2006 1,085 #304 – –
2005 1,004 #320 – –
2004 925 #345 8 #8,249
2003 917 #339 – –
2002 903 #337 – –
2001 920 #333 – –
2000 990 #321 5 #10,593
1995 954 #291 – –
1990 941 #295 5 #8,287
1985 567 #397 5 #6,661
1980 252 #686 – –
1975 215 #696 – –
1970 115 #1,060 5 #4,806
1965 99 #1,055 – –
1960 122 #968 – –
1955 133 #842 5 #3,950
1950 128 #765 – –
1945 137 #621 7 #2,778
1940 175 #518 7 #2,911
1935 200 #452 13 #2,042
1930 231 #444 15 #1,977
1925 313 #388 12 #2,455
1920 362 #345 19 #1,829
1915 350 #316 11 #2,327
1910 244 #247 7 #1,332
1905 217 #206 – –
1900 310 #175 9 #912
1895 211 #186 5 #1,101
1890 230 #153 – –
1885 157 #143 – –
1880 131 #124 – –

Famous people named Callie

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Callie Khouri Callie Khouri American screenwriter, producer, and director (born 1957) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Callie, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Callie?

The median living Callie is about 17 years old. Half of all living Callies are between 8 and 31 years old.

How many people named Callie are alive today?

An estimated 56 thousand people named Callie are alive in the United States, based on 70,827 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Callie mean?

From a 19th-century diminutive of Caroline.

How popular is the name Callie in 2025?

Callie ranked #175 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 1,754 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Callie?

70,827 babies have been named Callie in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Callie most popular?

Callie peaked in 2014, when 1,763 newborns received the name.

Is Callie a boy or girl name?

Callie is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Callie rising or falling?

Callie is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Callie become more popular?

Callie looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 1,844 girls named Callie in 2030, ranking around #161. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Callie?

Well-known people named Callie include Callie Khouri (film director).

Names like Callie

Names that sound and feel close to Callie: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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