Is Cailey a boy or girl name?
Cailey is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 24 girls and 0 boys were named Cailey, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 3,841 US babies named Cailey were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #5,311
- Babies named Cailey since 1984
- 3,841
- Most popular year
- 1999
- 198 babies
Boys and girls named Cailey, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 24 | #5,311 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 35 | #4,125 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 31 | #4,496 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 36 | #4,032 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,691 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 52 | #3,096 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 44 | #3,512 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 64 | #2,695 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 86 | #2,226 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 68 | #2,626 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 88 | #2,154 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,930 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 119 | #1,737 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 91 | #2,104 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 149 | #1,505 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 139 | #1,613 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 123 | #1,786 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 149 | #1,539 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 154 | #1,452 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 182 | #1,245 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 187 | #1,196 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 176 | #1,209 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 151 | #1,298 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 196 | #1,085 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 191 | #1,081 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 198 | #1,028 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 194 | #1,024 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 143 | #1,244 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 105 | #1,519 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 96 | #1,578 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 86 | #1,717 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 80 | #1,816 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 70 | #1,967 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 46 | #2,627 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 36 | #3,081 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 36 | #2,993 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 22 | #4,023 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 16 | #4,879 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 17 | #4,563 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 13 | #5,399 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 5 | #10,621 |
Highest rank
Cailey has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #1,024 in 1998. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Cailey
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.