Boys' name · since 1980
Cavell
39 babies named Cavell in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #23,828 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,444 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 39
- born since 1980
- 2010s
- peak decade
Cavell currently ranks #12444 among boys' names in America, with 39 babies recorded since 1980.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cavell has been recorded 39 times among boys since 1980, currently ranked #12444 nationally and more common than 11% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2025.
- #23,828 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,444 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 39 born since 1980
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cavell ranks #23,828 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,444 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 39 born since 1980, peaking in the 2010s.
- #23,828 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,444 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 39
- born since 1980
- 2010s
- peak decade
Cavell's 39 recorded births place it above 47.22% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Cavell compares
39 14th 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
Cavell's all-time total is 89% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cavell | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 39 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 8 | 34 | 22,252 |
Cavell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Cavell's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1980, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2010 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Cavell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Cavell by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (18 births, 46% of the file).
2010s was Cavell's strongest decade.
18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Cavell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
11 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
18 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 18 births (46% of all-time use).
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What to do with Cavell's data
- Cavell's decade-level peak was the 2010s (18 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Cavell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~45 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, 1980–2025 (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 Cavell 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.