Cailey
A girls’ name of Irish origin, meaning strife or battle; a modern respelling of Caley.
Babies a year
64
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Cailey by the numbers
Cailey was given to 64 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 198 babies in 1999, making it a 1990s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Cailey. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Cailey
Names that are said the same way as Cailey, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Cayleeclearing where cows graze; a modern respelling of Cayley268 in the US (2017)
- Caleigha form of caley or callie112 in the US (2017)
- Kayleybattle; a form of Kaylee or Caoimhe100 in the US (2017)
- Cayleighfree man; a modern respelling of Carley or Carleigh64 in the US (2017)
- Kaleithe wreath or garland40 in the US (2017)
- Caileighwoman warrior; a form of Kayley37 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a warrior
Like Cailey, each of these has a warrior in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Rydermounted warrior, cavalry soldier3,324 in the US (2017)
- Finleyfair-haired warrior1,733 in England and Wales (2025)
- Matildamighty in battle1,449 in England and Wales (2025)
- Sloanewarrior, raider; from Sloan1,405 in the US (2017)
- Maeveshe who intoxicates; a warrior queen1,330 in England and Wales (2025)
- Harlowrocky hill or army hill832 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Cailey
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