Recorded 1972–2019 Boys' name Peak 1988 124 births

Cardale — boys' name

124 babies named Cardale in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s101980s231990s402000s262010s25
1990s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Cardale was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

10 babies were named Cardale in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cardale

The Social Security Administration has registered 124 babies named Cardale between 1972 and 2019, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Cardale currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cardale performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 40 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Cardale shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cardale 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 124 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.

Cardale at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

124

Since 1972

48 years of records

Peak year

1988

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1972

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 2019

Cardale popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1972

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1988)
10
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
4681012 2019201120061997199119881972 5

Cardale by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
40 births that decade — 32% of Cardale's all-time total
1970s101980s231990s402000s262010s25

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cardale?
124 babies have been named Cardale since 1972. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1988 with 10 births.
When was Cardale most popular?
Cardale was most popular in the 1990s decade with 40 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Cardale been used?
Cardale has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 48 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Cardale?
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, 1972–2019 (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.