Recorded 2001–2013 Boys' name Peak 2009 59 births

Cail — boys' name

59 babies named Cail in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s462010s13
2000s
Peak decade

78% of everyone ever named Cail was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

8 babies were named Cail in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cail

The Social Security Administration has registered 59 babies named Cail between 2001 and 2013, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Cail currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cail performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 46 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Cail shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cail 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 59 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.

Cail at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

59

Since 2001

13 years of records

Peak year

2009

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

2001

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 2013

Cail popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–2001

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (2009)
8
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
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Cail by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
46 births that decade — 78% of Cail's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cail?
59 babies have been named Cail since 2001. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 2009 with 8 births.
When was Cail most popular?
Cail was most popular in the 2000s decade with 46 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Cail been used?
Cail has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 13 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Cail?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Caiden, Cairo, Cain, Caius, and 4 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, 2001–2013 (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.