Boys' name · since 1881
Cap
Since 1881, U.S. Social Security records show 104 babies named Cap, peaking in 1885. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,134 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 104
- born since 1881
- 1910s
- peak decade
Cap sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 104 recorded since 1881.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cap has been recorded 104 times among boys since 1881, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1881 to 2024.
- #17,134 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 104 born since 1881
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cap ranks #17,134 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 104 born since 1881, peaking in the 1910s.
- #17,134 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 104
- born since 1881
- 1910s
- peak decade
Cap's 104 recorded births place it above 62.21% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Cap's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Cap's full recorded timeline at 1917, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1888, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1885 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Cap popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1881–2024
- Peak year (1885)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 144 years of records
Cap by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (24 births, 23% of the file).
1910s was Cap's strongest decade.
24 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Cap births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s
1880s
20 births
- 1890s
1890s
16 births
- 1900s
1900s
11 births
- 1910s
1910s
24 births
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 24 births (23% of all-time use).
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- Cap's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (24 total births) through the 2020s (13) -- 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Cap: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1885)
Similar record span (~143 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, 1881–2024 (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 Cap 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.