Masculine dossier · first seen 1917
Cale
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 2008
Peak era
2008
Peak births
395
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Z
Quick answers about Cale
How many people are named Cale?
An estimated 7,932 living Americans are named Cale.
How rare is Cale?
Cale is very rare among babies today, with 47 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 88.1% from its 2008 peak.
How old is the typical Cale?
The median age of a living American named Cale is approximately 24 years, with most bearers falling between 17 and 37 years old.
Is Cale still popular?
Not especially. Cale has been declining since its 2008 peak and registered 47 births in 2025.
Where is Cale most common?
Cale has its strongest geographic signal in Oklahoma, where it appears 9.9× more often than the national baseline.
1917Peak 20082025
Peak year
2008
Decline from peak
88.1%
2025
47
All-time
8,207
Where it lives now
Cale is most concentrated in Iowa — about 8.0× the national rate in the 2000s.
States where Cale is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.