Boys' name · since 1914
Cardell
Cardell has 2,371 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1989 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,975 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,979 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,371
- born since 1914
- 1980s
- peak decade
Cardell currently ranks #8979 among boys' names in America, with 2,371 babies recorded since 1914.
Social Security Administration records show Cardell recorded 2,371 times among boys since 1914, holding rank #8979 nationally today, ahead of 36% of boys, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2025.
- #2,975 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,979 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,371 born since 1914
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cardell ranks #2,975 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,979 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,371 born since 1914, peaking in the 1980s.
- #2,975 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,979 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,371
- born since 1914
- 1980s
- peak decade
Cardell's 2,371 recorded births place it above 93.45% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Louisiana.
How Cardell compares
2,371 Top 20% higher than 80% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Cardell's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cardell | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,371 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 41 | 34 | 22,252 |
Cardell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Cardell splits its recorded history at 1970: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1915 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1989 peak of 41 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Cardell popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025
- Peak year (1989)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Cardell popularity over time - girls
23 total births recorded since 1920 (Cardell as girls' name)
Cardell by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (314 births, 13% of the file).
1980s was Cardell's strongest decade.
314 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 13% of all-time use.
Cardell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 58
1910s
58 births
- 1920s 83
1920s
83 births
- 1930s 100
1930s
100 births
- 1940s
1940s
207 births
- 1950s
1950s
310 births
- 1960s
1960s
271 births
- 1970s
1970s
278 births
- 1980s
1980s
314 births
- 1990s
1990s
264 births
- 2000s
2000s
245 births
- 2010s
2010s
192 births
- 2020s 49
2020s
49 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 314 births (13% of all-time use).
How Cardell compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Cardell's total volume
Cardell by state
Where Cardell concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 162 | 6.8% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 71 | 3.0% |
| #3 | California | | 27 | 1.1% |
| #4 | Mississippi | | 25 | 1.1% |
| #5 | Texas | | 15 | 0.6% |
| #6 | New York | | 11 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 6 | 0.3% |
| #8 | Arkansas | | 5 | 0.2% |
162 of 2,371 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Cardell appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Cardell's data
- Cardell's decade-level peak was the 1980s (314 total births); usage has since declined to 49 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Cardells (162 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cardell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~111 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, 1914–2025 (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 Cardell 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.