Is Cale a boy or girl name?
Cale is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 37 boys were named Cale, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 1% of the 8,244 US babies named Cale were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #3,219
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Cale since 1917
- 8,244
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 409 babies
Boys and girls named Cale, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 8 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 11 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 11 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 27 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 119 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 705 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 1,390 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 1,423 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 2,721 | 76 | 2.7% |
| 2010s | 1,554 | 8 | 0.5% |
| 2020s | 186 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 37 | #3,219 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 31 | #3,636 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 44 | #2,875 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 33 | #3,431 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 41 | #2,891 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 43 | #2,862 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 42 | #2,851 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 58 | #2,276 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 91 | #1,706 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 140 | #1,278 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 175 | #1,093 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 180 | #1,054 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 227 | #911 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 259 | #833 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 339 | #691 | 8 | #12,492 |
| 2009 | 366 | #668 | 11 | #10,101 |
| 2008 | 395 | #624 | 14 | #8,615 |
| 2007 | 323 | #714 | 17 | #7,451 |
| 2006 | 288 | #741 | 34 | #4,276 |
| 2005 | 262 | #758 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 233 | #779 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 237 | #754 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 232 | #746 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 194 | #837 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 191 | #839 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 166 | #903 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 170 | #856 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 132 | #981 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 143 | #915 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 119 | #1,016 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 132 | #959 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 138 | #916 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 150 | #864 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 148 | #863 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 125 | #922 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 120 | #926 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 140 | #801 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 162 | #717 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 173 | #689 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 186 | #642 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 203 | #596 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 128 | #764 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 89 | #952 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 89 | #954 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 100 | #894 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 94 | #902 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 88 | #921 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 102 | #847 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 62 | #1,056 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 62 | #1,055 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 58 | #1,083 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 43 | #1,256 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 45 | #1,232 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 76 | #935 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 75 | #922 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 60 | #990 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 31 | #1,396 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 9 | #2,799 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 13 | #2,231 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 6 | #3,654 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 5 | #4,059 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 5 | #4,023 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 7 | #3,285 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 5 | #3,948 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 5 | #3,807 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 6 | #3,421 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 5 | #3,612 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 5 | #3,837 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 6 | #3,646 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 5 | #4,392 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 8 | #2,989 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Cale reached #596 in 1984. As a girl name, it reached #4,276 in 2006. 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 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Cale
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.