Boys' name · since 1987
Cadarius
Cadarius has 384 recorded births since 1987 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1996 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,233 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 384
- born since 1987
- 1990s
- peak decade
384 boys have been named Cadarius since 1987, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cadarius has been recorded 384 times among boys since 1987, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2022.
- #9,233 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 384 born since 1987
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cadarius ranks #9,233 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 384 born since 1987, peaking in the 1990s.
- #9,233 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 384
- born since 1987
- 1990s
- peak decade
Cadarius's 384 recorded births place it above 79.66% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Alabama.
Cadarius's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Cadarius's SSA record in two at 2002 and the more recent half accounts for 34% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 66%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2010, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1996 peak of 27, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Cadarius popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2022
- Peak year (1996)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2022.
384 total births across 36 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1996 with 27 births in a single year.
Cadarius by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (205 births, 53% of the file).
1990s was Cadarius's strongest decade.
205 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Cadarius births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 16
1980s
16 births
- 1990s
1990s
205 births
- 2000s
2000s
127 births
- 2010s 29
2010s
29 births
- 2020s 7
2020s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 205 births (53% of all-time use).
Cadarius decade highlights
- Peak decade 205 births
- Runner-up 127 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Cadarius by state
Where Cadarius concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Alabama | | 28 | 7.3% |
| #2 | Mississippi | | 22 | 5.7% |
| #3 | Tennessee | | 22 | 5.7% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 5 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 5 | 1.3% |
| #6 | Texas | | 5 | 1.3% |
28 of 384 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Alabama 7.3% of nationwide
- Mississippi 5.7% of nationwide
- Tennessee 5.7% of nationwide
- Georgia 1.3% of nationwide
- Louisiana 1.3% of nationwide
Recorded in 6 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Alabama accounts for 7.3% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Cadarius's data
- Cadarius's decade-level peak was the 1990s (205 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Alabama records the most Cadariuss (28 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama 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 Cadarius: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1987–2022 (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 Cadarius 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.
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