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.

#15,494 of 45,481
all-time among boys
134
born since 2005
2010s
peak 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.

  • #15,494 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 134 born since 2005
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cadel ranks #15,494 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 134 born since 2005, peaking in the 2010s.

#15,494 of 45,481
all-time among boys
134
born since 2005
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Cadel's 134 recorded births place it above 65.82% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

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 popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2017

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (2012)
19
Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
05101520 200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152017 5

Cadel by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (80 births, 60% of the file).

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

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 80 births (60% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

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 archive ordinal is #15,494 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2017. 19 babies were born in 2012, its single highest year.
Where does Cadel sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cadel ranks #15,494 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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

Nearby Names Like Cadel

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Cadel

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Cadel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2005–2017 (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 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 August 2026.