Boys' name · since 2001
Cail
Cail has 59 recorded births since 2001 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #20,960 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 59
- born since 2001
- 2000s
- peak decade
59 boys have been named Cail since 2001, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Cail recorded 59 times among boys since 2001, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2013.
- #20,960 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 59 born since 2001
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cail ranks #20,960 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 59 born since 2001, peaking in the 2000s.
- #20,960 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 59
- born since 2001
- 2000s
- peak decade
Cail's 59 recorded births place it above 53.7% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Cail's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Cail splits its recorded history at 2007: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2001 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Cail popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2013
- Peak year (2009)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Cail by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (46 births, 78% of the file).
2000s was Cail's strongest decade.
46 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 78% of all-time use.
Cail births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
46 births
- 2010s 13
2010s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 46 births (78% of all-time use).
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What to do with Cail's data
- Cail's decade-level peak was the 2000s (46 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Cail: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
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, 2001–2013 (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 Cail 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.