Callie
Callie is a given name, nickname and surname. It is an English feminine given name that is often used as a form of Carrie and sometimes as a diminutive of Caroline.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Callie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Callie is a given name, nickname and surname. It is an English feminine given name that is often used as a form of Carrie and sometimes as a diminutive of Caroline.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Callie
The earliest SSA record of Callie as a baby girl name dates back to 1880, when 131 babies received it. 2014 was its biggest year on record, with 1,762 newborns named Callie — #186 in the national rankings. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 22% of all recorded Callies. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #185 among baby girl names with 1,663 births, holding steady (0%). In total, more than 72K Callies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Callie
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Callie. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Callie
Callie is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 72K births in the dataset. Callie's peak popularity came in 2014 when it ranked #122. Use the chart and map above to compare Callie's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.