Boys' name · since 1893

Cager

Since 1893, U.S. Social Security records show 26 babies named Cager, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#26,869 of 45,481
all-time among boys
26
born since 1893
2020s
peak decade

26 boys have been named Cager since 1893, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Cager has 26 recorded births among boys since 1893, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1893 to 2023.

  • #26,869 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 26 born since 1893
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cager ranks #26,869 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 26 born since 1893, peaking in the 2020s.

#26,869 of 45,481
all-time among boys
26
born since 1893
2020s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Cager's 26 recorded births place it above 40.35% 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.

Cager's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Cager splits its recorded history at 1920: 62% of all births land in the more recent half, 38% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1893 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Cager popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1893–2023

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2023)
6
Annual births at peak, across 131 years of records
4.555.566.5 18931919192019432023 6

Cager by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (6 births, 23% of the file).

2020s was Cager's strongest decade.

6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.

Cager births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 6 births (23% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cager? ▼
26 babies have been named Cager since 1893. All-time, it sits at #26,869 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2023 with 6 births.
Where does Cager sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cager ranks #26,869 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 Cager most popular? ▼
Cager was most popular in the 2020s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
How long has the name Cager been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Cager since 1893 -- 131 years through the most recent 2023 data.
What names are similar to Cager? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cage, Cagney, Cagan. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Keep exploring Cager

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Cager: 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, 1893–2023 (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 Cager 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.