Recorded 1987–2022 Boys' name Peak 1996 384 births

Cadarius — boys' name

384 babies named Cadarius in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s161990s2052000s1272010s292020s7
1990s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Cadarius was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

27 babies were named Cadarius in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cadarius

The Social Security Administration has registered 384 babies named Cadarius between 1987 and 2022, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Cadarius currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cadarius performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 205 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Cadarius shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Alabama, which accounts for 28 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Mississippi and Tennessee. In total, SSA state-level files list Cadarius in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cadarius 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 384 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.

Cadarius at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

384

Since 1987

36 years of records

Peak year

1996

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1987

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2022

Cadarius popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1987

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1996)
27
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
051015202530 20222012200720031999199519911987 8

Cadarius by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
205 births that decade — 53% of Cadarius's all-time total
1980s161990s2052000s1272010s292020s7

Cadarius by state

Where Cadarius concentrates geographically — total births since 1987

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Cadarius
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%
Alabama share of Cadarius's total US births 7.3%
Even split

28 of 384 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cadarius?
384 babies have been named Cadarius since 1987. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1996 with 27 births.
When was Cadarius most popular?
Cadarius was most popular in the 1990s decade with 205 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Where is Cadarius most popular?
The top states for the name Cadarius are Alabama (28 births), Mississippi (22 births), Tennessee (22 births).
How long has the name Cadarius been used?
Cadarius has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 36 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Cadarius?
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.

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, 1987–2022 (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.