Boys' name · since 1996
Cayde
1,676 babies named Cayde in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,685 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,415 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,676
- born since 1996
- 2020s
- peak decade
1,676 babies have been named Cayde since 1996, making it today's #1415 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cayde has been recorded 1,676 times among boys since 1996, currently ranked #1415 nationally and more common than 90% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2025.
- #3,685 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,415 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,676 born since 1996
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cayde ranks #3,685 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,415 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,676 born since 1996, peaking in the 2020s.
- #3,685 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,415 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,676
- born since 1996
- 2020s
- peak decade
Cayde's 1,676 recorded births place it above 91.89% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
26 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Cayde compares
1,676 Top 24% higher than 76% 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
Cayde's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cayde | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,676 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 207 | 34 | 22,252 |
Cayde's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Cayde splits its recorded history at 2012: 91% of all births land in the more recent half, 9% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2002 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2019 peak of 207 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Cayde popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 207
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Cayde by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (950 births, 57% of the file).
2020s was Cayde's strongest decade.
950 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Cayde births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 19
1990s
19 births
- 2000s 93
2000s
93 births
- 2010s
2010s
614 births
- 2020s
2020s
950 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 950 births (57% of all-time use).
How Cayde compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Cayde's total volume
Cayde by state
Where Cayde concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 121 | 7.2% |
| #2 | California | | 92 | 5.5% |
| #3 | Florida | | 83 | 5.0% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 59 | 3.5% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 51 | 3.0% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 47 | 2.8% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 43 | 2.6% |
| #8 | Washington | | 42 | 2.5% |
121 of 1,676 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 26 reporting states.
Cayde appears in 26 states. Explore state details →
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- Texas records the most Caydes (121 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Cayde: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1996–2025 (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 Cayde 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.