Girls' name · since 2012
Caiah
66 babies named Caiah in U.S. Social Security records since 2012, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #31,731 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 66
- born since 2012
- 2010s
- peak decade
66 girls have been named Caiah since 2012, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Caiah recorded 66 times among girls since 2012, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, 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 2012 to 2024.
- #31,731 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 66 born since 2012
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Caiah ranks #31,731 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 66 born since 2012, peaking in the 2010s.
- #31,731 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 66
- born since 2012
- 2010s
- peak decade
Caiah's 66 recorded births place it above 55.92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Caiah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Caiah's full recorded timeline at 2017, 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 2012, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Caiah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2024
- Peak year (2016)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Caiah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (48 births, 73% of the file).
2010s was Caiah's strongest decade.
48 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 73% of all-time use.
Caiah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
48 births
- 2020s 18
2020s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 48 births (73% of all-time use).
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- Caiah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (48 total births) through the 2020s (18) -- 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 Caiah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~12 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, 2012–2024 (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 Caiah 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.