Recorded 1987–2012 Boys' name Peak 2003 33 births

Cajun — boys' name

33 babies named Cajun in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s101990s52000s132010s5
2000s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Cajun was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

7 babies were named Cajun in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cajun

The Social Security Administration has registered 33 babies named Cajun between 1987 and 2012, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Cajun currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cajun performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Cajun shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cajun 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 33 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.

Cajun at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

33

Since 1987

26 years of records

Peak year

2003

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1987

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2012

Cajun popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1987

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (2003)
7
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
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Cajun by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
13 births that decade — 39% of Cajun's all-time total
1980s101990s52000s132010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cajun?
33 babies have been named Cajun since 1987. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 2003 with 7 births.
When was Cajun most popular?
Cajun was most popular in the 2000s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
How long has the name Cajun been used?
Cajun has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 26 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Cajun?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cajuan. 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, 1987–2012 (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.