Total births
13
US rank #13846 Boys' name Peak 2022 13 births
Cardiff — #13846 US boys' name
13 babies named Cardiff in U.S. Social Security records since 2022, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
#13846
of 14,243 boys in use
More common than 3% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Cardiff was born in this single decade.
2022
Single peak year
8 babies were named Cardiff in 2022 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Cardiff
The Social Security Administration has registered 13 babies named Cardiff between 2022 and 2024, spanning 3 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Cardiff currently holds the #13846 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 8 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Cardiff performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Cardiff 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 13 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.
Cardiff at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2022
Current rank
#13,846
Active since
2022
Cardiff popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2022
- Peak year (2022)
- 8
- Annual births at peak — across 3 years of records
Cardiff by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2020s
- 13 births that decade — 100% of Cardiff's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Cardiff? ▼
13 babies have been named Cardiff since 2022. It currently ranks #13846 among boys. The peak year was 2022 with 8 births.
When was Cardiff most popular? ▼
Cardiff was most popular in the 2020s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
How long has the name Cardiff been used? ▼
Cardiff has been recorded in Social Security data since 2022, spanning 3 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Cardiff? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Cardiff
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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, 2022–2024 (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.