Given name & surname
Cally
“dove”·“resembling a dove”
Cally is an affectionate form of Calum. Interpretations include “dove” (Late Latin) and “resembling a dove”. These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Cally is an affectionate form of Calum. Interpretations include “dove” (Late Latin) and “resembling a dove”. These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Cally is an affectionate form of Calum. An origin associated with Calum is Late Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1948. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Cally through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,773
- 0 boys · 1,773 girls
- Most popular year
- 1990
- 114 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −15%
- Easing
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 8 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 114 in 1990. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,802 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.
Cally’s family of names
Cally is an affectionate form of Calum. In English usage, Cally has a related form in Callie. In English usage, Cally has a related form in Callie.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Cally
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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