Recorded 1992–2023 Unisex name Peak 1998 280 births

Caymen — boys' name

280 babies named Caymen in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s782000s1262010s662020s10
2000s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Caymen was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

16 babies were named Caymen in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Caymen

The Social Security Administration has registered 280 babies named Caymen between 1992 and 2023, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Caymen currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 16 babies received it in a single year. Caymen is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 18 additional births since 2003.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Caymen performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 126 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Caymen shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Caymen 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 280 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.

Caymen at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

280

Since 1992

32 years of records

Peak year

1998

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1992

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2023

Caymen popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1992

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1998)
16
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
05101520 20232015201120072003199919951992 6

Caymen popularity over time — girls

18 total births recorded since 2003 (Caymen as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 18 births
4.555.566.577.5 200920062003 5

Caymen by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
126 births that decade — 45% of Caymen's all-time total
1990s782000s1262010s662020s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Caymen?
280 babies have been named Caymen since 1992. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1998 with 16 births.
When was Caymen most popular?
Caymen was most popular in the 2000s decade with 126 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Is Caymen a unisex name?
Yes, Caymen is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 280 births, and as a girl's name it has 18 births.
How long has the name Caymen been used?
Caymen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1992, spanning 32 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Caymen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cayden, Cayson, Caysen, Cayde, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1992–2023 (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.