Caely is a variant of Caley. One interpretation is “one who is lean.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1998. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Caely through the years
Babies since 1880
63
0 boys · 63 girls
Most popular year
2022
8 babies
2025
7
#12,152 for girls
2021–25 vs 2016–20
+100%
Rising fast
Caely in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1998–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 12,152 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.