Recorded 1997–2012 Boys' name Peak 2001 16 births

Cahill — boys' name

16 babies named Cahill in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s62010s5
2000s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Cahill was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

6 babies were named Cahill in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cahill

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Cahill between 1997 and 2012, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Cahill currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cahill performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Cahill shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cahill 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 16 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.

Cahill at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

16

Since 1997

16 years of records

Peak year

2001

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1997

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 2012

Cahill popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1997

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (2001)
6
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
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Cahill by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
6 births that decade — 38% of Cahill's all-time total
1990s52000s62010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cahill?
16 babies have been named Cahill since 1997. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 2001 with 6 births.
When was Cahill most popular?
Cahill was most popular in the 2000s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
How long has the name Cahill been used?
Cahill has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 16 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Cahill?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cahlil, Cahir, Cahari, Cahner, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1997–2012 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.