Callie is believed to be of Greek origin particularly meaning beautiful. The name is thought to have evolved from the Greek word Calista or Kallista.
In the United States, Callie has been used as a baby name ever since 1880s. That’s the far back Social Security Administration has tracked her naming patterns.
Callie hit U.S popularity naming charts in the late 19th century. It popularized when other names with similar sounding attributes like Lily were trending.
Early 20th century up to the late 1970s, Callie dropped completely off U.S popularity charts. Starting 1981, it returned to the list of popular names following the release of Callie & Son, a popular fictional movie.
Social Security Administration data shows 59056 newborns have been named Callie as first name between 1880 and 2018.
The year most newborns were given this name was in 2014 with 1760 occurrences. The name Callie has featured twice in the top 10 as well as in the top 100 most popular girls name.
Today, the name is close to disappearing from U.S popularity naming charts. In 2018, Callie ranked 190th with 1574 occurrences which is a drop from the previous year when it ranked 188 on popularity list.