Boys' name · since 1999
Cauy
187 babies named Cauy in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,356 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 187
- born since 1999
- 2000s
- peak decade
Cauy sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 187 recorded since 1999.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cauy has been recorded 187 times among boys since 1999, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2008.
- #13,356 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 187 born since 1999
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cauy ranks #13,356 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 187 born since 1999, peaking in the 2000s.
- #13,356 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 187
- born since 1999
- 2000s
- peak decade
Cauy's 187 recorded births place it above 70.57% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Iowa.
Cauy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Cauy's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 19% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 81%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2006, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2000 peak of 67, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Cauy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2008
- Peak year (2000)
- 67
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Cauy by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (155 births, 83% of the file).
2000s was Cauy's strongest decade.
155 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 83% of all-time use.
Cauy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 32
1990s
32 births
- 2000s
2000s
155 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 155 births (83% of all-time use).
Cauy by state
Where Cauy concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Iowa | | 8 | 4.3% |
| #2 | Arizona | | 7 | 3.7% |
| #3 | Kansas | | 6 | 3.2% |
| #4 | North Dakota | | 5 | 2.7% |
8 of 187 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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- Iowa records the most Cauys (8 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Iowa 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 Cauy: 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 (~9 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, 1999–2008 (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 Cauy 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.