The first name Callie
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
From a 19th-century diminutive of Caroline.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 270 girls were named Callie, making it the 186th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2024, with 314 births (#162).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Callie with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Callie at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 1,754 girls born in the United States were named Callie, the 175th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2014, when 1,763 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Nicknames and spellings
Famous people named Callie
3 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Callie KhouriAmerican screenwriter, producer and director, born 1957
- Callie ThorneAmerican actress, born 1969
- Callie HernandezAmerican actress, born 1988
Questions
- What does the name Callie mean?
- From a 19th-century diminutive of Caroline.
- How popular is the name Callie?
- In 2025, 270 girls born in England and Wales were named Callie, ranking 186th. Its peak was 2024, with 314 births.
- Is Callie a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 99% of the 70,827 US babies named Callie since 1880 were girls.
- When was Callie most popular?
- 2014 in the United States, when 1,763 babies were named Callie, its highest rank at 186th.
- What are other spellings of Callie?
- Cally, Kallie and Kally.