Boys' name · since 1998
Cartel
134 babies named Cartel in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15,495 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 134
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Cartel sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 134 recorded since 1998.
Social Security Administration records show Cartel recorded 134 times among boys since 1998, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2022.
- #15,495 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 134 born since 1998
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cartel ranks #15,495 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 134 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.
- #15,495 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 134
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Cartel's 134 recorded births place it above 65.82% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Ohio.
Cartel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Cartel's SSA record in two at 2014 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2010, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2013 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Cartel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2022
- Peak year (2013)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Cartel by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (94 births, 70% of the file).
2010s was Cartel's strongest decade.
94 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 70% of all-time use.
Cartel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s 15
2000s
15 births
- 2010s
2010s
94 births
- 2020s 19
2020s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 94 births (70% of all-time use).
Cartel by state
Where Cartel concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 5 | 3.7% |
5 of 134 births nationwide.
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- Cartel's decade-level peak was the 2010s (94 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Cartels (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio 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 Cartel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~24 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, 1998–2022 (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 Cartel 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.