Boys' name · since 1995
Cahlil
245 babies named Cahlil in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,787 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,176 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 245
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Cahlil is the #11176 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 245 recorded since 1995.
Social Security Administration records show Cahlil recorded 245 times among boys since 1995, holding rank #11176 nationally today, ahead of 20% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2025.
- #11,787 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,176 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 245 born since 1995
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cahlil ranks #11,787 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,176 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 245 born since 1995, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,787 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,176 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 245
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
Cahlil's 245 recorded births place it above 74.03% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Cahlil compares
245 41st percentile among 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
Cahlil's all-time total is 34% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cahlil | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 245 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 34 | 22,252 |
Cahlil's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Cahlil's full recorded timeline at 2013, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1999, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2015 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Cahlil popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Cahlil by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (99 births, 40% of the file).
2010s was Cahlil's strongest decade.
99 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Cahlil births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 23
1990s
23 births
- 2000s
2000s
56 births
- 2010s
2010s
99 births
- 2020s
2020s
67 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 99 births (40% of all-time use).
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What to do with Cahlil's data
- Cahlil's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (99 total births) through the 2020s (67) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Cahlil: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1995–2025 (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 Cahlil 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.