Spellings

Callie or Kallie?

In the US in 2025, 82% of babies in this name family were spelled Callie and 13% Kallie. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.

Ten years ago

Callie already led in 2015, with 71% of the family's births; it has 82% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 2,370 to 2,144 births (−10%).

Births by spelling, 2015 and 2025
Spelling20152025Change
Callie1,6841,754steady
Kallie409279−32%
Kalli10156−45%
Calli8325−70%
Kalie5821−64%
Calie359−74%

How they sound

  • Callie /ˈkæli/ (KAL-ee)
  • Kallie /ˈkæli/ (KAL-ee)
  • Kalli /ˈkæli/ (KAL-ee)
  • Calli /ˈkæli/ (KAL-ee)
  • Kalie /kaˈli/ (kah-LEE)
  • Calie /kaˈli/ (ka-LEE)

In France

In France in 2025: Callie 70 births (#589 among girls), Kalie 15 births and Calie 150 births (#359 among girls). The other spellings are not given there often enough to be counted.

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.

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