Unisex name · since 1961
Cayce
1,141 babies named Cayce in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,846 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,141
- born since 1961
- 1980s
- peak decade
1,141 girls have been named Cayce since 1961, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Cayce has 1,141 recorded births among girls since 1961, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 2024.
- #6,846 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,141 born since 1961
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cayce ranks #6,846 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,141 born since 1961, peaking in the 1980s.
- #6,846 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,141
- born since 1961
- 1980s
- peak decade
Cayce's 1,141 recorded births place it above 90.53% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Tennessee.
Cayce's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Cayce's full recorded timeline at 1993, 37% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 63% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1961, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1987 peak of 55 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Cayce popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–2024
- Peak year (1987)
- 55
- Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
Cayce popularity over time - boys
606 total births recorded since 1935 (Cayce as boys' name)
Cayce by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (382 births, 33% of the file).
1980s was Cayce's strongest decade.
382 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Cayce births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
- 1970s
1970s
211 births
- 1980s
1980s
382 births
- 1990s
1990s
284 births
- 2000s
2000s
169 births
- 2010s 57
2010s
57 births
- 2020s 26
2020s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 382 births (33% of all-time use).
How Cayce compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Cayce's total volume
Cayce by state
Where Cayce concentrates geographically, total births since 1961
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Tennessee | | 76 | 6.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 65 | 5.7% |
| #3 | South Carolina | | 32 | 2.8% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 17 | 1.5% |
| #5 | Kentucky | | 11 | 1.0% |
| #6 | California | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Florida | | 5 | 0.4% |
76 of 1,141 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Cayce's data
- Cayce's decade-level peak was the 1980s (382 total births); usage has since declined to 26 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Tennessee records the most Cayces (76 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Tennessee 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 Cayce: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~63 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, 1961–2024 (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 Cayce 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.