Boys' name · since 1915
Cabell
87 babies named Cabell in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #18,281 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 87
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
Cabell sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 87 recorded since 1915.
Cabell has 87 recorded births among boys since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2012.
- #18,281 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 87 born since 1915
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cabell ranks #18,281 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 87 born since 1915, peaking in the 1920s.
- #18,281 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 87
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
Cabell's 87 recorded births place it above 59.66% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Virginia.
Cabell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Cabell's full recorded timeline at 1933, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1931, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1920 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Cabell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2012
- Peak year (1920)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 98 years of records
Cabell by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (27 births, 31% of the file).
1920s was Cabell's strongest decade.
27 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Cabell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
15 births
- 1920s
1920s
27 births
- 1930s 10
1930s
10 births
- 1940s
1940s
18 births
- 1950s
1950s
11 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 27 births (31% of all-time use).
Cabell by state
Where Cabell concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Virginia | | 16 | 18.4% |
16 of 87 births nationwide.
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What to do with Cabell's data
- Cabell's decade-level peak was the 1920s (27 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Virginia records the most Cabells (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Virginia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cabell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~97 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, 1915–2012 (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 Cabell 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.