Given name
Calea
“one who is lean”·“a known beauty”
Calea is a variant of Caley. One interpretation is “one who is lean.” Calea is a variant of Calia. One American interpretation is “a known beauty.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Calea is a variant of Caley. One interpretation is “one who is lean.” Calea is a variant of Calia. One American interpretation is “a known beauty.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Calea is a variant of Calia. An origin associated with Calia is American.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1992. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Calea through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 227
- 0 boys · 227 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 13 babies
- 2025
- 13
- #7,969 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +33%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 13 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 7,969 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 208 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Calea’s family of names
Calea has a related form in Caley. Calea has a related form in Calia.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.