Is Cally a boy or girl name?

Cally is a girl’s name. Of the 1,773 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Cally

Recorded 1948–2024 · United States

Cally was most popular in 1990, when 114 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,322 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,773 people named Cally.

Cally over time

Births per year. The dot marks Cally’s peak in 1990. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Cally a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Cally is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,773 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org