Cally
A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning beautiful or lovely; diminutive of Calista.
Cally by the numbers
In 2025, 7 babies in England and Wales were named Cally. In the US, 14 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 114 babies in 1990, so it is a 1990s name that has since fallen a long way.
Other names that come from Calista
Like Cally, each of these traces back to Calista: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Calistamost beautiful148 in the US (2017)
- Calissamost beautiful; a form of Calista20 in the US (2017)
- Callie-Rosebeautiful; a form of Calista with Rose8 in England and Wales (2025)
- Callie-Maebeautiful; a diminutive of Calista with Mae5 in England and Wales (2025)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Cally. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Carlya free person; a form of Carla or Carl687 in the US (2017)
- Callabeautiful; from the calla lily plant175 in the US (2017)
- Callia form of Callie; beautiful or lovely73 in the US (2017)
- Caleystrife or battle; a form of Caolán12 in the US (2017)
- Calleystone; a form of Callie9 in the US (2017)
- Callyn25 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Cally
Names that are said the same way as Cally, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Calliebeautiful; a form of Calista or Calliope270 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kaliblack; fierce; Hindu goddess of time1,120 in the US (2017)
- Kallibeautiful; a form of Callie105 in the US (2017)
- Kaliebeautiful; a form of Callie38 in the US (2017)
- Caliebeautiful; a variant of Callie or Cally30 in the US (2017)
- Kahlithe dark goddess; a form of Kali or modern spelling variant21 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean beauty
Like Cally, each of these has beauty in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Laylanight, dark beauty6,283 in the US (2017)
- Bellabeautiful; a diminutive of Isabella4,616 in the US (2017)
- Finleyfair-haired warrior1,733 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mackenzieson of the fair one; surname used as given name2,976 in the US (2017)
- Jadejade stone; symbol of virtue and beauty2,765 in the US (2017)
- Annabellegrace and beauty combined form2,601 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Cally
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