Total births
10
Recorded 1916–1917 Boys' name Peak 1916 10 births
Cad — boys' name
10 babies named Cad in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
1910s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Cad was born in this single decade.
1916
Single peak year
5 babies were named Cad in 1916 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Cad
The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Cad between 1916 and 1917, spanning 2 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Cad currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1917. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 5 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Cad performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Cad 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 10 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.
Cad at a glance
Last recorded 1917Peak year
1916
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1916
Cad popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1916
- Peak year (1916)
- 5
- Annual births at peak — across 2 years of records
Cad by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1910s
- 10 births that decade — 100% of Cad's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Cad? ▼
10 babies have been named Cad since 1916. It was last recorded in 1917. The peak year was 1916 with 5 births.
When was Cad most popular? ▼
Cad was most popular in the 1910s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
How long has the name Cad been used? ▼
Cad has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 2 years of data through 1917.
What names are similar to Cad? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Caden, Cade, Cadence, Cadyn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Cad
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Cadence Boy
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Cadyn Boy
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Cadin Boy
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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, 1916–1917 (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.