Boys' name · since 2014

Cailum

Since 2014, U.S. Social Security records show 17 babies named Cailum, peaking in 2014. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#30,012 of 45,481
all-time among boys
17
born since 2014
2020s
peak decade

Cailum sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 17 recorded since 2014.

Cailum has 17 recorded births among boys since 2014, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2014 to 2024.

  • #30,012 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 17 born since 2014
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cailum ranks #30,012 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 17 born since 2014, peaking in the 2020s.

#30,012 of 45,481
all-time among boys
17
born since 2014
2020s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Cailum's 17 recorded births place it above 32.96% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Cailum's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Cailum's full recorded timeline at 2020, 65% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 35% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2024, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2014 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Cailum popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–2024

Last recorded 2024
Peak year (2014)
6
Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
4.555.566.5 201420202024 5

Cailum by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (11 births, 65% of the file).

2020s was Cailum's strongest decade.

11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.

Cailum births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 11 births (65% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cailum? ▼
17 babies have been named Cailum since 2014. All-time, it sits at #30,012 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2024. The peak year was 2014 with 6 births.
Where does Cailum sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cailum ranks #30,012 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Cailum most popular? ▼
Cailum was most popular in the 2020s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
How long has the name Cailum been used? ▼
Cailum has been recorded in Social Security data since 2014, spanning 11 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Cailum? ▼
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.

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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Cailum

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Caius Boy
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Caine Boy
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Cailum: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2014–2024 (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 Cailum 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.