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Cally

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What official birth registration shows about Cally: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #703 to #4739.200020052010201520202025#703#4739
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#703
1997#1015
1998#737
1999#900
2000#728
2001#898
2002#1032
2003#1224
2004#1383
2005#1500
2006#1280
2007#2085
2008#1641
2009#1752
2010#2843
2011#2432
2012#1991
2013#4739
2014#2659
2015#2496
2016#2120
2017#2925
2018#2674
2019#1703
2020#3117
2021#2201
2022#2325
2023#3598
2024#2771
2025#3333

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in every year from 1996 to 2025.

In 2024: #790 among girls in Scotland, #2771 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1996–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #703 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #3333 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #434 in Northern Ireland in 2018.

Cally's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#33337HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#27719HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#35986HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#232511HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#220112HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#31177HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#170317HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#26749HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#29258HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#212013HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#249610HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#26599HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#47394HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#199114HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#243210HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#28438HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#175215HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#164116HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#208511HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#128020HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#150015HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#138316HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#122418HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#103221HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#89825HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#72832HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#18896HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#90024HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#73731HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#101520HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#70333HighVerified
2018Northern Irelandfemale#4343HighVerified
2024Scotlandfemale#7903HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Cally is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Cally, between 1996 and 2025. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 1996Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2018Northern Ireland: highest position in 2018ScotlandScotland: recorded in 2024Scotland: highest position in 202419962025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1996–202530#703 in 1996
Northern Ireland20181#434 in 2018
Scotland20241#790 in 2024

Its high point came 28 years earlier in England and Wales (1996) than in Scotland (2024).

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What is known about Cally

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
3 official registrars, 1996–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #434 in Northern Ireland in 2018. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.