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Callie

“Variant of Caroline — Free man” — Germanic, via French origin

Girl's name · #175 in the US (2025) · Comeback

Callie has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #122 (1880) · 70,190 babies named Callie all-time · 1 in 920 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: #61 in Scotland (2025) · #92 in N. Ireland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 47 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Callies

• Callie Khouri — American screenwriter, producer and director
• Callie Thorne — American actress
• Callie Hernandez — American actress
• Callie Hart — English author
• Callie Cooke — actress from Leicestershire, England

In stories & tradition

• Callie Torres — Grey's Anatomy
• Callie — Inkling

What Callies become

Among 56 notable people named Callie:

Athletes appear 2× more often than among typical names — e.g. Callie Brownson, American football coach and player.

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