Boys' name · since 1992
Cage
Since 1992, U.S. Social Security records show 1,008 babies named Cage, peaking in 2012. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,118 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,403 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,008
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
Cage currently ranks #7403 among boys' names in America, with 1,008 babies recorded since 1992.
Cage has 1,008 recorded births among boys since 1992, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7403 as of the latest data, more common than 47% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 2025.
- #5,118 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,403 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,008 born since 1992
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cage ranks #5,118 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,403 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,008 born since 1992, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,118 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,403 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,008
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
Cage's 1,008 recorded births place it above 88.74% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Cage compares
1,008 Top 32% higher than 68% of 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
Cage's all-time total is 173% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cage | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,008 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 60 | 34 | 22,252 |
Cage's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Cage's full recorded timeline at 2009, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1994, with just 8 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 60 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Cage popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 60
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Cage by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (436 births, 43% of the file).
2000s was Cage's strongest decade.
436 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Cage births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 125
1990s
125 births
- 2000s
2000s
436 births
- 2010s
2010s
360 births
- 2020s 87
2020s
87 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 436 births (43% of all-time use).
How Cage compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Cage's total volume
Cage by state
Where Cage concentrates geographically, total births since 1992
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 63 | 6.3% |
| #2 | California | | 16 | 1.6% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 10 | 1.0% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Kentucky | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.5% |
63 of 1,008 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Cage's data
- Cage's decade-level peak was the 2000s (436 total births); usage has since declined to 87 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Cages (63 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
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 Cage: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1992–2025 (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 Cage 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.