Recorded 1972–1999 Girls' name Peak 1986 285 births

Cachet — girls' name

285 babies named Cachet in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s441980s1541990s87
1980s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Cachet was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

20 babies were named Cachet in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cachet

The Social Security Administration has registered 285 babies named Cachet between 1972 and 1999, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cachet currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cachet performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 154 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Cachet shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cachet in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 285 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Cachet at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

285

Since 1972

28 years of records

Peak year

1986

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1972

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 1999

Cachet popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1972

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1986)
20
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
0510152025 1999199519901986198219781972 5

Cachet by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
154 births that decade — 54% of Cachet's all-time total
1970s441980s1541990s87

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cachet?
285 babies have been named Cachet since 1972. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1986 with 20 births.
When was Cachet most popular?
Cachet was most popular in the 1980s decade with 154 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
How long has the name Cachet been used?
Cachet has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 28 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Cachet?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cache, Cacey, Caci, Cacie, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1972–1999 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.