Boys' name · since 1989
Cardarius
Since 1989, U.S. Social Security records show 138 babies named Cardarius, peaking in 1992. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,303 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 138
- born since 1989
- 1990s
- peak decade
138 boys have been named Cardarius since 1989, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cardarius has been recorded 138 times among boys since 1989, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2010.
- #15,303 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 138 born since 1989
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cardarius ranks #15,303 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 138 born since 1989, peaking in the 1990s.
- #15,303 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 138
- born since 1989
- 1990s
- peak decade
Cardarius's 138 recorded births place it above 66.26% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
Cardarius's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Cardarius splits its recorded history at 1998: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2010 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1992 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Cardarius popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2010
- Peak year (1992)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2010.
138 total births across 22 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1992 with 12 births in a single year.
Cardarius by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (84 births, 61% of the file).
1990s was Cardarius's strongest decade.
84 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Cardarius births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s
1990s
84 births
- 2000s
2000s
38 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 84 births (61% of all-time use).
Cardarius decade highlights
- Peak decade 84 births
- Runner-up 38 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Cardarius by state
Where Cardarius concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
Top 5 states
- Louisiana 3.6% of nationwide
- Tennessee 3.6% of nationwide
Recorded in 2 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Louisiana accounts for 3.6% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Cardarius's data
- Cardarius's decade-level peak was the 1990s (84 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Cardariuss (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Cardarius: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~21 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, 1989–2010 (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 Cardarius 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.
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