Boys' name · since 1959
Case
Since 1959, U.S. Social Security records show 9,926 babies named Case, peaking in 2014. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,211 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #734 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,926
- born since 1959
- 2010s
- peak decade
Case currently ranks #734 among boys' names in America, with 9,926 babies recorded since 1959.
Social Security Administration records show Case recorded 9,926 times among boys since 1959, holding rank #734 nationally today, ahead of 95% of boys, 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 1959 to 2025.
- #1,211 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #734 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 9,926 born since 1959
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Case ranks #1,211 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #734 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 9,926 born since 1959, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,211 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #734 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,926
- born since 1959
- 2010s
- peak decade
Case's 9,926 recorded births place it above 97.33% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
40 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Case compares
9,926 Top 9% higher than 91% of 13,930 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
Case's all-time total is 27x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Case | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 9,926 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 623 | 34 | 22,252 |
Case's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Case's full recorded timeline at 1993, 94% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 6% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1959, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2014 peak of 623 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Case popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 623
- Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
Case by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (4,926 births, 50% of the file).
2010s was Case's strongest decade.
4,926 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Case births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 46
1960s
46 births
- 1970s 114
1970s
114 births
- 1980s 279
1980s
279 births
- 1990s 532
1990s
532 births
- 2000s 1,583
2000s
1,583 births
- 2010s
2010s
4,926 births
- 2020s
2020s
2,441 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 4,926 births (50% of all-time use).
How Case compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Case's total volume
Case by state
Where Case concentrates geographically, total births since 1959
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,882 | 19.0% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 514 | 5.2% |
| #3 | Oklahoma | | 371 | 3.7% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 353 | 3.6% |
| #5 | California | | 336 | 3.4% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 309 | 3.1% |
| #7 | Florida | | 307 | 3.1% |
| #8 | Missouri | | 290 | 2.9% |
1,882 of 9,926 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 40 reporting states.
Case appears in 40 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Case's data
- Case's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (4,926 total births) through the 2020s (2,441) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Cases (1,882 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
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 Case: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~66 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, 1959–2025 (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 Case 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.