Boys' name · since 1986
Cardero
Cardero has 23 recorded births since 1986 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1988 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #27,738 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 23
- born since 1986
- 1980s
- peak decade
23 boys have been named Cardero since 1986, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Cardero recorded 23 times among boys since 1986, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, 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 1986 to 1990.
- #27,738 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 23 born since 1986
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cardero ranks #27,738 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 23 born since 1986, peaking in the 1980s.
- #27,738 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 23
- born since 1986
- 1980s
- peak decade
Cardero's 23 recorded births place it above 38.38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Cardero's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Cardero's full recorded timeline at 1988, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1986, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1988 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Cardero popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–1990
- Peak year (1988)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
Cardero by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (18 births, 78% of the file).
1980s was Cardero's strongest decade.
18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 78% of all-time use.
Cardero births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
18 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 18 births (78% of all-time use).
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What to do with Cardero's data
- Cardero's decade-level peak was the 1980s (18 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Cardero: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~4 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, 1986–1990 (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 Cardero 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.