The first name Cally
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Variant of Callie.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 7 girls were named Cally, making it the 3,333rd most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 1996, with 33 births (#703).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Cally with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Cally at birth, 1880–2025
In 2024, 8 girls born in the United States were named Cally, the 11,319th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1990, when 114 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
Questions
- What does the name Cally mean?
- Variant of Callie.
- How popular is the name Cally?
- In 2025, 7 girls born in England and Wales were named Cally, ranking 3,333rd. Its peak was 1996, with 33 births.
- Is Cally a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 1,773 US babies named Cally since 1880 were girls.
- When was Cally most popular?
- 1990 in the United States, when 114 babies were named Cally, its highest rank at 1,386th.
- What are other spellings of Cally?
- Callie and Kallie.