Given name

Caylea

“one who is lean”

Caylea is a variant of Caley. One interpretation is “one who is lean.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Caylea 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 1989. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Caylea through the years

Babies since 1880
148
0 boys · 148 girls
Most popular year
2001
15 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
02.557.51020002025Highest share 20010.0
Caylea in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1989–2025, 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

The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2017. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 15 in 2001. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 165 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.

Caylea’s family of names

Caylea has a related form in Caley.

Walk Caylea’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Caylea, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Modern

Kanea

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Kasea

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Kaelah

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Karleah

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Ketara

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Aneea

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Arabic · Modern

Qadira

“powerful; capable” · “a capable man; one who is competent”

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>99% girls

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Kaidra

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>99% girls

Sibling ideas

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