Boys' name · since 1906
Cayetano
Since 1906, U.S. Social Security records show 752 babies named Cayetano, peaking in 1937. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,138 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,756 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 752
- born since 1906
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yes -- Cayetano is the #9756 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 752 recorded since 1906.
Cayetano has 752 recorded births among boys since 1906, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9756 as of the latest data, more common than 30% of boys, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1906 to 2025.
- #6,138 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,756 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 752 born since 1906
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cayetano ranks #6,138 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,756 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 752 born since 1906, peaking in the 1920s.
- #6,138 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,756 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 752
- born since 1906
- 1920s
- peak decade
Cayetano's 752 recorded births place it above 86.49% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Cayetano compares
752 Top 36% higher than 64% 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
Cayetano's all-time total is 104% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cayetano | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 752 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 34 | 22,252 |
Cayetano's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Cayetano splits its recorded history at 1970: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1906 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1937 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Cayetano popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1906–2025
- Peak year (1937)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 120 years of records
Cayetano by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (89 births, 12% of the file).
1920s was Cayetano's strongest decade.
89 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 12% of all-time use.
Cayetano births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s 34
1910s
34 births
- 1920s
1920s
89 births
- 1930s
1930s
81 births
- 1940s
1940s
83 births
- 1950s
1950s
77 births
- 1960s
1960s
36 births
- 1970s
1970s
56 births
- 1980s
1980s
55 births
- 1990s
1990s
59 births
- 2000s
2000s
82 births
- 2010s
2010s
59 births
- 2020s
2020s
36 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 89 births (12% of all-time use).
How Cayetano 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 Cayetano's total volume
Cayetano by state
Where Cayetano concentrates geographically, total births since 1906
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 182 | 24.2% |
182 of 752 births nationwide.
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What to do with Cayetano's data
- Cayetano's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (89 total births) through the 2020s (36) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Cayetanos (182 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 Cayetano: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1937)
Similar record span (~119 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, 1906–2025 (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 Cayetano 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.