Caeli
Girl name · #2083 in 2025 · Rare
In 2025, 90 baby girls were named Caeli, placing it at #2083 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #3989, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 20,000 girls born in 2025 was named Caeli.
The 51-year story
Caeli first appears in the Social Security records in 1974, when 6 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2023, with 148 babies and a rank of #1474. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Caeli per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Caeli in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Caeli is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Caeli will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Caeli is most common
State-level data for Caeli is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Caeli
Statistically, parents drawn to Caeli tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Mayeli, Nyeli, Anyeli, Noeli, and Ameli.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Caeli | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 90 | #2076 |
| 2024 | 123 | #1664 |
| 2023 | 148 | #1474 |
| 2022 | 86 | #2193 |
| 2021 | 56 | #2958 |
| 2020 | 48 | #3221 |
| 2019 | 52 | #3085 |
| 2018 | 30 | #4562 |
| 2017 | 36 | #4066 |
| 2016 | 39 | #3849 |
| 2015 | 37 | #3989 |
| 2014 | 34 | #4269 |
| 2013 | 30 | #4645 |
| 2012 | 42 | #3711 |
| 2011 | 31 | #4568 |
| 2010 | 14 | #8271 |
| 2009 | 21 | #6317 |
| 2008 | 24 | #5750 |
| 2007 | 16 | #7733 |
| 2006 | 20 | #6356 |
| 2005 | 22 | #5600 |
| 2004 | 22 | #5555 |
| 2003 | 17 | #6576 |
| 2002 | 24 | #4906 |
| 2001 | 33 | #3864 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Caeli a popular girl name?
Caeli ranked #2083 among girls in 2025 with 90 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #3989.
When was the name Caeli most popular?
Caeli peaked in 2023, when 148 American girls received the name (ranked #1474 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Caeli?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 20,000 newborn American girls was named Caeli. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.