Recorded 1950–1964 Girls' name Peak 1957 47 births

Caye — girls' name

47 babies named Caye in U.S. Social Security records since 1950, with the highest year being 1957. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s291960s18
1950s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Caye was born in this single decade.

1957
Single peak year

7 babies were named Caye in 1957 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Caye

The Social Security Administration has registered 47 babies named Caye between 1950 and 1964, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Caye currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1964. The name reached its historical peak in 1957, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Caye performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 29 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Caye shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Caye in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 47 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Caye at a glance

Last recorded 1964

Total births

47

Since 1950

15 years of records

Peak year

1957

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1964

Active since

1950

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 1964

Caye popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–1950

Last recorded 1964
Peak year (1957)
7
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19641962196019591958195719551950 5

Caye by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
29 births that decade — 62% of Caye's all-time total
1950s291960s18

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Caye?
47 babies have been named Caye since 1950. It was last recorded in 1964. The peak year was 1957 with 7 births.
When was Caye most popular?
Caye was most popular in the 1950s decade with 29 total births. The single peak year was 1957.
How long has the name Caye been used?
Caye has been recorded in Social Security data since 1950, spanning 15 years of data through 1964.
What names are similar to Caye?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cayla, Caylee, Caydence, Caylin, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1950–1964 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.