Boys' name · since 1995
Cadell
96 babies named Cadell in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #17,663 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,186 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 96
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
Cadell currently ranks #11186 among boys' names in America, with 96 babies recorded since 1995.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cadell has been recorded 96 times among boys since 1995, currently ranked #11186 nationally and more common than 20% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2025.
- #17,663 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,186 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 96 born since 1995
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cadell ranks #17,663 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,186 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 96 born since 1995, peaking in the 2000s.
- #17,663 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,186 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 96
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
Cadell's 96 recorded births place it above 61% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Cadell compares
96 25th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Cadell's all-time total is 74% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cadell | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 96 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 9 | 34 | 22,252 |
Cadell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Cadell's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1995, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2011 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Cadell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Cadell by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (47 births, 49% of the file).
2000s was Cadell's strongest decade.
47 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Cadell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
47 births
- 2010s
2010s
27 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 47 births (49% of all-time use).
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What to do with Cadell's data
- Cadell's decade-level peak was the 2000s (47 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cadell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1995–2025 (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 Cadell 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.