Recorded 1991–2010 Boys' name Peak 2009 46 births

Cardae — boys' name

46 babies named Cardae in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s62000s322010s8
2000s
Peak decade

70% of everyone ever named Cardae was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

11 babies were named Cardae in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cardae

The Social Security Administration has registered 46 babies named Cardae between 1991 and 2010, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Cardae currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cardae performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 32 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Cardae shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cardae 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 46 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.

Cardae at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

46

Since 1991

20 years of records

Peak year

2009

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1991

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2010

Cardae popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1991

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (2009)
11
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
4681012 201020092008200720061991 6

Cardae by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
32 births that decade — 70% of Cardae's all-time total
1990s62000s322010s8

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cardae?
46 babies have been named Cardae since 1991. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 2009 with 11 births.
When was Cardae most popular?
Cardae was most popular in the 2000s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Cardae been used?
Cardae has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 20 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Cardae?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Carl, Carlos, Carter, Carson, 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, 1991–2010 (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.