Name Legacy

Cayley

Recorded 1984–2025 · United States

Cayley was most popular in 1998, when 75 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,387 that year. In 2025 it ranked #20,040, with 7 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,213 people named Cayley.

Most popular in1998
Rank that year#3,387
Births that year75
Total since 18801,213
Given to100% girls

Cayley over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Cayley’s peak in 1998. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Cayley a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Cayley is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,213 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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Where Cayley is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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