Callie
Used as a pet form of names starting with Cal-, such as Caroline and Calista. Calista comes from Greek kallistos, meaning most beautiful.
Callie in 2025
Callie was given to 1,754 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 387th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 1,890 babies born.
The history of Callie
Callie reached its highest point in 2014, when 1,763 babies were given the name, ranking 417th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 226th, in 1884.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 70,827 babies have been named Callie. Half of them were born before 2001, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Callie by decade
| Decade | Babies named Callie | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,553 | 226 |
| 1890s | 2,162 | 229 |
| 1900s | 2,200 | 254 |
| 1910s | 3,155 | 377 |
| 1920s | 3,163 | 621 |
| 1930s | 1,982 | 771 |
| 1940s | 1,517 | 922 |
| 1950s | 1,238 | 1,325 |
| 1960s | 1,046 | 1,571 |
| 1970s | 1,808 | 1,202 |
| 1980s | 5,070 | 659 |
| 1990s | 9,416 | 522 |
| 2000s | 10,916 | 478 |
| 2010s | 15,504 | 417 |
| 2020s | 10,097 | 387 |
Where Callie is heading
Callie has held roughly steady over the past decade, from 1,684 babies in 2015 to 1,754 in 2025.
Names like Callie
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Callie.