Unisex name · since 1976
Cardin
Cardin has 341 recorded births since 1976 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2005 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,889 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 341
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
341 boys have been named Cardin since 1976, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Cardin has 341 recorded births among boys since 1976, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2024.
- #9,889 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 341 born since 1976
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cardin ranks #9,889 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 341 born since 1976, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,889 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 341
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
Cardin's 341 recorded births place it above 78.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Cardin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Cardin's full recorded timeline at 2011, 34% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 66% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1976, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2005 peak of 41 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Cardin popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2024
- Peak year (2005)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Cardin popularity over time - girls
25 total births recorded since 2008 (Cardin as girls' name)
Cardin by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (194 births, 57% of the file).
2000s was Cardin's strongest decade.
194 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Cardin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
194 births
- 2010s
2010s
112 births
- 2020s 25
2020s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 194 births (57% of all-time use).
Cardin by state
Where Cardin concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 16 | 4.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 1.5% |
16 of 341 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Cardin's data
- Cardin's decade-level peak was the 2000s (194 total births); usage has since declined to 25 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Cardins (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Cardin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1976–2024 (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 Cardin 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.