Cale first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1917. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2008, 395 babies received the name (ranked #624). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #2702), with roughly 56 babies named Cale each year. Cale has been declining in recent years. In total, around 8,244 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.