Total births
134
Boys' name · since 2005
Cadel
Since 2005, U.S. Social Security records show 134 babies named Cadel, peaking in 2012. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 134
- total births
- 2005–2017
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 60%
- born in that decade
134 boys have been named Cadel since 2005, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Cadel has 134 recorded births among boys since 2005, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, 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 2005 to 2017.
- 134 total births
- 2005–2017 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 60% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
134 boys have been named Cadel since 2005, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2017.
- 134
- total births
- 2005–2017
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 60%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
60% of everyone ever named Cadel was born in this single decade.
2012
Single peak year
19 babies were named Cadel in 2012 - its busiest year on record.
Cadel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Cadel's full recorded timeline at 2011, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2017, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Cadel at a glance
Last recorded 2017Peak year
2012
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2005
Cadel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2017
- Peak year (2012)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Cadel by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Cadel's strongest decade.
80 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Cadel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
54 births
- 2010s
2010s
80 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 80 births (60% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Cadel? ▼
Cadel has been given to 134 babies in the U.S. since 2005, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2017. 19 babies were born in 2012, its single highest year.
When was Cadel most popular? ▼
Cadel was most popular in the 2010s decade with 80 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
How long has the name Cadel been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Cadel since 2005 -- 13 years through the most recent 2017 data.
What names are similar to Cadel? ▼
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 Cadel
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2005–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Cadel: Baby Name Since 2005 - 134 Births, Peak 2012." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/cadel. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Cadel 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 June 2026.