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Cale Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Cale?

Ranking 2,832nd in popularity in the United States for boys in 2018, the name Cale is rare.

Although not currently within the top 1000, Cale has seen higher popularity rankings.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #596 in 1984.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 2008 with 395 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Cale was less than 5, most recently in 1965.

Approximately during the years 1965-1970, 1973-1977, 1980-1984, 1999-2002, and 2003-2008, the name Cale took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 2010-2017.

Currently, the name is at a very low point when compared to its most popular year.

How popular will Cale be?

Cale's popularity has been spiralling downward for some time. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Cale for their newborn has dropped dramatically.

The name Cale is very unique and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Cale has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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   Cale (Girl)Cale (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 < 5 -- 42 2,832
2017 < 5 -- 58 2,267
2016 < 5 -- 91 1,703
2015 < 5 -- 140 1,277
2014 < 5 -- 175 1,092
2013 < 5 -- 180 1,054
2012 < 5 -- 227 910
2011 < 5 -- 259 832
2010 8 12,480 339 691
2009 11 10,089 366 667
2008 14 8,610 395 624
2007 17 7,446 323 714
2006 34 4,271 288 741
2005 < 5 -- 262 757
2004 < 5 -- 233 779
2003 < 5 -- 237 754
2002 < 5 -- 232 745
2001 < 5 -- 194 837
2000 < 5 -- 191 839
1999 < 5 -- 166 903
1998 < 5 -- 170 856
1997 < 5 -- 132 981
1996 < 5 -- 143 915
1995 < 5 -- 119 1,016
1994 < 5 -- 132 959
1993 < 5 -- 138 916
1992 < 5 -- 150 864
1991 < 5 -- 148 863
1990 < 5 -- 125 921
1989 < 5 -- 120 926
1988 < 5 -- 140 801
1987 < 5 -- 162 717
1986 < 5 -- 173 688
1985 < 5 -- 186 642
1984 < 5 -- 203 596
1983 < 5 -- 128 765
1982 < 5 -- 90 943
1981 < 5 -- 89 954
1980 < 5 -- 100 894
1979 < 5 -- 94 901
1978 < 5 -- 88 921
1977 < 5 -- 102 847
1976 < 5 -- 62 1,056
1975 < 5 -- 62 1,054
1974 < 5 -- 58 1,083
1973 < 5 -- 43 1,255
1972 < 5 -- 45 1,230
1971 < 5 -- 76 935
1970 < 5 -- 75 923
1969 < 5 -- 60 989
1968 < 5 -- 31 1,397
1967 < 5 -- 9 2,803
1966 < 5 -- 13 2,229
1965 < 5 -- < 5 --
1964 < 5 -- 5 4,112
1963 < 5 -- < 5 --
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1960 < 5 -- < 5 --
1959 < 5 -- 5 4,058
1958 < 5 -- 5 4,017
1957 < 5 -- 7 3,284
1956 < 5 -- < 5 --
1955 < 5 -- 5 3,950
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1952 < 5 -- 5 3,811
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1947 < 5 -- 6 3,421
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1930 < 5 -- 6 3,645
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.