Boys' name · since 2003
Cashel
484 babies named Cashel in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,045 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,823 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 484
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Cashel is the #4823 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 484 recorded since 2003.
Social Security Administration records show Cashel recorded 484 times among boys since 2003, holding rank #4823 nationally today, ahead of 65% 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 2003 to 2025.
- #8,045 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,823 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 484 born since 2003
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cashel ranks #8,045 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,823 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 484 born since 2003, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,045 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,823 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 484
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Cashel's 484 recorded births place it above 82.29% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Cashel compares
484 Top 45% higher than 55% 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
Cashel's all-time total is 31% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cashel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 484 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 48 | 34 | 22,252 |
Cashel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Cashel's full recorded timeline at 2015, 69% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 31% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2005, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2020 peak of 48 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Cashel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 48
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Cashel by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (214 births, 44% of the file).
2010s was Cashel's strongest decade.
214 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Cashel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 64
2000s
64 births
- 2010s
2010s
214 births
- 2020s
2020s
206 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 214 births (44% of all-time use).
Cashel by state
Where Cashel concentrates geographically, total births since 2003
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 14 | 2.9% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 12 | 2.5% |
| #3 | Florida | | 5 | 1.0% |
| #4 | Minnesota | | 5 | 1.0% |
| #5 | New York | | 5 | 1.0% |
14 of 484 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Cashel's data
- Cashel's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (214 total births) through the 2020s (206) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Cashels (14 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 Cashel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~22 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, 2003–2025 (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 Cashel 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.