Boys' name · since 1989
Cayleb
Cayleb has 1,036 recorded births since 1989 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,022 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,496 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,036
- born since 1989
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Cayleb is the #8496 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,036 recorded since 1989.
Cayleb has 1,036 recorded births among boys since 1989, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8496 as of the latest data, more common than 39% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2025.
- #5,022 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,496 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,036 born since 1989
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cayleb ranks #5,022 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,496 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,036 born since 1989, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,022 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,496 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,036
- born since 1989
- 2010s
- peak decade
Cayleb's 1,036 recorded births place it above 88.95% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Cayleb compares
1,036 Top 31% higher than 69% 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
Cayleb's all-time total is 181% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cayleb | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,036 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 81 | 34 | 22,252 |
Cayleb's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Cayleb splits its recorded history at 2009: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1993 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 81 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Cayleb popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 81
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Cayleb by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (443 births, 43% of the file).
2010s was Cayleb's strongest decade.
443 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Cayleb births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 7
1980s
7 births
- 1990s 74
1990s
74 births
- 2000s
2000s
422 births
- 2010s
2010s
443 births
- 2020s 90
2020s
90 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 443 births (43% of all-time use).
How Cayleb 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 Cayleb's total volume
Cayleb by state
Where Cayleb concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 71 | 6.9% |
| #2 | California | | 53 | 5.1% |
| #3 | Florida | | 29 | 2.8% |
| #4 | New York | | 11 | 1.1% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 10 | 1.0% |
| #6 | Kentucky | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Oklahoma | | 5 | 0.5% |
71 of 1,036 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Cayleb's data
- Cayleb's decade-level peak was the 2010s (443 total births); usage has since declined to 90 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Caylebs (71 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 Cayleb: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1989–2025 (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 Cayleb 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.