Cale

Given to 8,291 US babies since 1917

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Rank in 2025

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recorded as girls

#2718

recorded as boys

498 since 2024

Babies in 2025

boys 47

Peak year

2008

395 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

8,291

since 1917

Born a Cale? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Cale was most popular in 2008, when 395 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.19 per 1,000). In 2025, 47 babies were named Cale, ranking #2718 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	47	2718
2024	<5	—	37	3216
2023	<5	—	31	3629
2022	<5	—	44	2873
2021	<5	—	33	3427
2020	<5	—	41	2886
2019	<5	—	43	2851
2018	<5	—	42	2848
2017	<5	—	58	2270
2016	<5	—	91	1706
2015	<5	—	140	1279
2014	<5	—	175	1093
2013	<5	—	180	1054
2012	<5	—	227	909
2011	<5	—	259	833
2010	8	12276	339	691
2009	11	9975	366	669
2008	14	8529	395	624
2007	17	7394	323	714
2006	34	4265	288	741
2005	<5	—	262	758
2004	<5	—	233	778
2003	<5	—	237	754
2002	<5	—	232	746
2001	<5	—	194	837
2000	<5	—	191	839
1999	<5	—	166	903
1998	<5	—	170	855
1997	<5	—	132	981
1996	<5	—	143	914
1995	<5	—	119	1016
1994	<5	—	132	958
1993	<5	—	138	916
1992	<5	—	150	864
1991	<5	—	148	862
1990	<5	—	125	921
1989	<5	—	120	926
1988	<5	—	140	801
1987	<5	—	162	717
1986	<5	—	173	688
1985	<5	—	186	642
1984	<5	—	203	596
1983	<5	—	128	763
1982	<5	—	89	950
1981	<5	—	89	954
1980	<5	—	100	894
1979	<5	—	94	901
1978	<5	—	88	920
1977	<5	—	102	847
1976	<5	—	62	1056
1975	<5	—	62	1053
1974	<5	—	58	1082
1973	<5	—	43	1253
1972	<5	—	45	1230
1971	<5	—	76	933
1970	<5	—	75	921
1969	<5	—	60	989
1968	<5	—	31	1393
1967	<5	—	9	2760
1966	<5	—	13	2216
1965	<5	—	<5	—
1964	<5	—	6	3601
1963	<5	—	<5	—
1962	<5	—	<5	—
1961	<5	—	<5	—
1960	<5	—	<5	—
1959	<5	—	5	3988
1958	<5	—	5	3944
1957	<5	—	7	3257
1956	<5	—	<5	—
1955	<5	—	5	3886
1954	<5	—	<5	—
1953	<5	—	<5	—
1952	<5	—	5	3734
1951	<5	—	<5	—
1950	<5	—	<5	—
1949	<5	—	<5	—
1948	<5	—	<5	—
1947	<5	—	6	3370
1946	<5	—	<5	—
1945	<5	—	<5	—
1944	<5	—	<5	—
1943	<5	—	5	3538
1942	<5	—	<5	—
1941	<5	—	<5	—
1940	<5	—	<5	—
1939	<5	—	<5	—
1938	<5	—	<5	—
1937	<5	—	<5	—
1936	<5	—	<5	—
1935	<5	—	<5	—
1934	<5	—	<5	—
1933	<5	—	<5	—
1932	<5	—	<5	—
1931	<5	—	5	3763
1930	<5	—	6	3592
1929	<5	—	<5	—
1928	<5	—	<5	—
1927	<5	—	<5	—
1926	<5	—	<5	—
1925	<5	—	<5	—
1924	<5	—	<5	—
1923	<5	—	<5	—
1922	<5	—	5	4307
1921	<5	—	<5	—
1920	<5	—	<5	—
1919	<5	—	<5	—
1918	<5	—	<5	—
1917	<5	—	8	2956