Boys' name · since 1972

Cable

170 babies named Cable in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#13,934 of 45,481
all-time among boys
170
born since 1972
2010s
peak decade

Cable sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 170 recorded since 1972.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cable has been recorded 170 times among boys since 1972, 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 1972 to 2020.

  • #13,934 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 170 born since 1972
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cable ranks #13,934 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 170 born since 1972, peaking in the 2010s.

#13,934 of 45,481
all-time among boys
170
born since 1972
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Cable's 170 recorded births place it above 69.28% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Cable's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Cable splits its recorded history at 2004: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1972 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2019 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Cable popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2020

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2019)
16
Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
05101520 197219791990199920042010201320182020 8

Cable by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (68 births, 40% of the file).

2010s was Cable's strongest decade.

68 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.

Cable births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 68 births (40% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cable? ▼
Cable has been given to 170 babies in the U.S. since 1972, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #13,934 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2020. 16 babies were born in 2019, its single highest year.
Where does Cable sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cable ranks #13,934 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Cable most popular? ▼
Cable was most popular in the 2010s decade with 68 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
How long has the name Cable been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Cable since 1972 -- 49 years through the most recent 2020 data.
What names are similar to Cable? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cabot, Cabe, Cabell, Cabel, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Cable's data

  • Cable's decade-level peak was the 2010s (68 total births); usage has since declined to 8 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.

Keep exploring Cable

Nearby Names Like Cable

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Cable

Cabot Boy
287 births
Cabe Boy
202 births
Cabell Boy
87 births
Cabel Boy
34 births
Cabral Boy
5 births

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Krist
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Cable: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1972–2020 (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 Cable 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.