Caedmon — #9400 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Caedmon

The Social Security Administration has registered 926 babies named Caedmon between 1999 and 2024, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Caedmon currently holds the #9400 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 79 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Caedmon performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 457 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Caedmon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 78 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Indiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Caedmon in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Caedmon 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 926 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.