Total births
26
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
- total births
- 1893–2023
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 23%
- born in that 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 total births
- 1893–2023 years on record
- 2020s peak decade
- 23% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
26 boys have been named Cager since 1893, peaking in the 2020s, last recorded in 2023.
- 26
- total births
- 1893–2023
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 23%
- born in that decade
2020s
Peak decade
23% of everyone ever named Cager was born in this single decade.
2023
Single peak year
6 babies were named Cager in 2023 - its busiest year on record.
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 at a glance
Last recorded 2023Peak year
2023
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1893
Cager popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1893–2023
- Peak year (2023)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 131 years of records
Cager by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
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
- 1890s
1890s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
5 births
- 1940s
1940s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 6 births (23% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Cager? ▼
26 babies have been named Cager since 1893. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2023 with 6 births.
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.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Cager: Baby Name Since 1893 - 26 Births, Peak 2023." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/cager. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 June 2026.