Cailey

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A few things about Cailey you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Cailey

Cailey Fleming

American actress

Choose Cailey and your child shares a first name with Cailey Fleming, an American actress. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Cailey, like who?” Cailey Fleming's Wikipedia article is available in 21 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 100,000 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Cailey, 16 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Cailey would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryCailey first shows up in US birth records in 1984, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 41 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1998, when it ranked #1,024. Today it's #6,838, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowCailey was 11× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 9,506 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 100,000.
• 🍂TrendCailey has slipped 3,162 places over the last five years and now sits at #6,838. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.

About the name Cailey

Cailey is a girl name of American origin. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, starting with C and ending in “-ley”. US birth records list Cailey for girls from 1984 to 2025, in 42 of those 42 years. Its best year was 1998, when it ranked #1,024 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #6,838, with 16 babies.

Origin:American names