Boys' name · since 1882
Caswell
Caswell has 333 recorded births since 1882 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1923 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,028 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,717 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 333
- born since 1882
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yes -- Caswell is the #10717 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 333 recorded since 1882.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Caswell has been recorded 333 times among boys since 1882, currently ranked #10717 nationally and more common than 23% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1882 to 2025.
- #10,028 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,717 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 333 born since 1882
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Caswell ranks #10,028 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,717 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 333 born since 1882, peaking in the 1920s.
- #10,028 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,717 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 333
- born since 1882
- 1920s
- peak decade
Caswell's 333 recorded births place it above 77.91% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Caswell compares
333 47th percentile among 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
Caswell's all-time total is 10% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Caswell | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 333 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 34 | 22,252 |
Caswell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Caswell's full recorded timeline at 1947, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1882, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1923 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Caswell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1882–2025
- Peak year (1923)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 144 years of records
Caswell by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (83 births, 25% of the file).
1920s was Caswell's strongest decade.
83 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Caswell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1910s 32
1910s
32 births
- 1920s
1920s
83 births
- 1930s 19
1930s
19 births
- 1940s
1940s
43 births
- 1950s 26
1950s
26 births
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1990s 17
1990s
17 births
- 2000s 25
2000s
25 births
- 2010s 31
2010s
31 births
- 2020s
2020s
40 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 83 births (25% of all-time use).
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What to do with Caswell's data
- Caswell's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (83 total births) through the 2020s (40) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Caswell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1923)
Similar record span (~143 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, 1882–2025 (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 Caswell 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.