Unisex name · since 1985
Cayman
Cayman has 1,015 recorded births since 1985 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,096 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,108 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,015
- born since 1985
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Cayman is the #5108 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 1,015 recorded since 1985.
Social Security Administration records show Cayman recorded 1,015 times among boys since 1985, holding rank #5108 nationally today, ahead of 63% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2025.
- #5,096 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,108 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,015 born since 1985
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cayman ranks #5,096 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,108 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,015 born since 1985, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,096 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,108 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,015
- born since 1985
- 2000s
- peak decade
Cayman's 1,015 recorded births place it above 88.79% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Cayman compares
1,015 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
Cayman's all-time total is 175% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cayman | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,015 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 55 | 34 | 22,252 |
Cayman's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Cayman's full recorded timeline at 2007, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1985, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 55 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Cayman popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 55
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Cayman popularity over time - girls
256 total births recorded since 1992 (Cayman as girls' name)
Cayman by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (389 births, 38% of the file).
2000s was Cayman's strongest decade.
389 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Cayman births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s
1990s
234 births
- 2000s
2000s
389 births
- 2010s
2010s
260 births
- 2020s 121
2020s
121 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 389 births (38% of all-time use).
How Cayman 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 Cayman's total volume
Cayman by state
Where Cayman concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 37 | 3.6% |
| #2 | Florida | | 32 | 3.2% |
| #3 | California | | 15 | 1.5% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 8 | 0.8% |
| #5 | Alabama | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Louisiana | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 5 | 0.5% |
37 of 1,015 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Cayman's data
- Cayman's decade-level peak was the 2000s (389 total births); usage has since declined to 121 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Caymans (37 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.
Keep exploring Cayman
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Cayman
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cayman: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1985–2025 (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 Cayman 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.