Boys' name · since 1976
Cabe
Since 1976, U.S. Social Security records show 202 babies named Cabe, peaking in 2004. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,878 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 202
- born since 1976
- 2010s
- peak decade
Cabe sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 202 recorded since 1976.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cabe has been recorded 202 times among boys since 1976, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2022.
- #12,878 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 202 born since 1976
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cabe ranks #12,878 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 202 born since 1976, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,878 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 202
- born since 1976
- 2010s
- peak decade
Cabe's 202 recorded births place it above 71.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Cabe's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Cabe's full recorded timeline at 2005, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1993, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2004 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Cabe popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2022
- Peak year (2004)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Cabe by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (71 births, 35% of the file).
2010s was Cabe's strongest decade.
71 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Cabe births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 20
1970s
20 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
33 births
- 2000s
2000s
65 births
- 2010s
2010s
71 births
- 2020s 7
2020s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 71 births (35% of all-time use).
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- Cabe's decade-level peak was the 2010s (71 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Cabe: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~46 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1976–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Cabe draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.