Callie

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

⭐ Famous Callie

Callie Khouri

American screenwriter, producer and director

Choose Callie and your child shares a first name with Callie Khouri, an American screenwriter, producer and director. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Callie, like who?” Callie Khouri's Wikipedia article is available in 22 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 916 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Callie, 1,754 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Callie would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryCallie has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Callies, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 1880, when it reached #122.
• 📈Then vs nowCallie is 2.0× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 1,835 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 916.
• 📍Where it's lovedCallie is most popular in Rhode Island, where it ranks #64, followed by West Virginia (#67) and New Hampshire (#95). It makes the top 1,000 in almost every state.
• 💬MeaningIn Greek, Callie means “beautiful”.

About the name Callie

Callie is a girl name meaning “beautiful”. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, starting with C and ending in “-lie”. US birth records list Callie for girls from 1880 to 2025, in 146 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked #122 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #175, with 1,754 babies.