Total births
21
Boys' name · since 1923
Caruso
21 babies named Caruso in U.S. Social Security records since 1923, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11081
- among boys today
- 21
- born since 1923
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 22%
- more common than other boys
21 babies have been named Caruso since 1923, making it today's #11081 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Caruso has been recorded 21 times among boys since 1923, currently ranked #11081 nationally and more common than 22% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1923 to 2025.
- #11081 among boys today
- 21 born since 1923
- 2020s peak decade
- 22% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Caruso is currently the #11081 boys' name in America, more common than 22% of boys - 21 born since 1923, peaking in the 2020s.
- #11081
- among boys today
- 21
- born since 1923
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 22%
- more common than other boys
Caruso vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#11081
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 22% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
52% of everyone ever named Caruso was born in this single decade.
2024
Single peak year
6 babies were named Caruso in 2024 - its busiest year on record.
How Caruso compares
21 8th percentile among 14,294 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
Caruso's all-time total is 94% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Caruso | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 21 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 6 | 23 | 22,252 |
Caruso's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Caruso splits its recorded history at 2024: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1923 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Caruso at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2024
Current rank
#11,081
Active since
1923
Caruso popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1923–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 103 years of records
Caruso by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Caruso's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Caruso births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 11 births (52% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Caruso? ▼
21 babies have been named Caruso since 1923. It currently ranks #11081 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 6 births.
When was Caruso most popular? ▼
Caruso was most popular in the 2020s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
How long has the name Caruso been used? ▼
Caruso has been recorded in Social Security data since 1923, spanning 103 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Caruso? ▼
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 Caruso
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Caruso
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Carter Boy
#46 206,833 births
Carson Boy
#124 132,774 births
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1923–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Caruso: #11081 Boys' Name - 21 Births, Peak 2024." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/caruso. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Caruso 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 June 2026.