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How popular is the name Caley?
Births per year, rank history and how many Caleys are alive today.
Caley (male) is a shortened form of the name Keelan. Caley itself was last registered for 5 babies in 1998; most Caleys are registered as Keelan, which ranked 2014th in 2025 with 12 babies.
Most people called Caley are registered as Keelan, and share that name's profile: the Keelan you are most likely to meet is around 23 years old. Half of all Keelans born in England and Wales are between 16 and 30, and there are at least 2,700 of them alive today. Only some Keelans go by Caley.
How many babies are named Caley or Keelan each year?
Combined registrations of Keelan, Kealan, Kielan, Caley. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Keelan rank as a registered name?
Where does Caley rank as a registered name?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
Is Caley short for Keelan?
Yes - Caley is a shortened form of Keelan. Caleys are usually registered as Keelan at birth.
When was the name Caley most popular?
The full name Keelan peaked in 2004, when 134 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Caley itself peaked as a registered name in 1998, with 5 babies.
How many people are called Caley?
There's no official count of people who go by Caley, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 2,700 people registered as Keelan born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Caley.
How old is the typical Caley?
Most people called Caley are registered as Keelan. Most living Keelans are between 16 and 30; the most common age is about 23.
Is Caley becoming more or less popular?
Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 2004 peak.