Unisex name · since 1981
Cache
1,005 babies named Cache in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,126 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,419 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,005
- born since 1981
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,005 babies have been named Cache since 1981, making it today's #3419 unisex name.
Cache has 1,005 recorded births among boys since 1981, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3419 as of the latest data, more common than 75% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2025.
- #5,126 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,419 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,005 born since 1981
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cache ranks #5,126 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,419 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,005 born since 1981, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,126 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,419 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,005
- born since 1981
- 2010s
- peak decade
Cache's 1,005 recorded births place it above 88.72% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Utah.
How Cache compares
1,005 Top 32% higher than 68% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Cache's all-time total is 172% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cache | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,005 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 59 | 34 | 22,252 |
Cache's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Cache splits its recorded history at 2005: 78% of all births land in the more recent half, 22% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1981 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 59 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Cache popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 59
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Cache popularity over time - girls
475 total births recorded since 1986 (Cache as girls' name)
Cache by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (401 births, 40% of the file).
2010s was Cache's strongest decade.
401 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Cache births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 37
1980s
37 births
- 1990s 94
1990s
94 births
- 2000s
2000s
288 births
- 2010s
2010s
401 births
- 2020s
2020s
185 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 401 births (40% of all-time use).
How Cache compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Cache's total volume
Cache by state
Where Cache concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Utah | | 345 | 34.3% |
| #2 | Arkansas | | 38 | 3.8% |
| #3 | Idaho | | 32 | 3.2% |
| #4 | California | | 10 | 1.0% |
| #5 | Oklahoma | | 10 | 1.0% |
| #6 | Colorado | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Nevada | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Texas | | 5 | 0.5% |
345 of 1,005 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Cache's data
- Cache's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (401 total births) through the 2020s (185) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Utah records the most Caches (345 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Utah names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Cache: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1981–2025 (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 Cache 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.