Boys' name · since 1998

Caymon

Caymon has 47 recorded births since 1998 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1998 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#22,554 of 45,481
all-time among boys
47
born since 1998
2000s
peak decade

Caymon sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 47 recorded since 1998.

Caymon has 47 recorded births among boys since 1998, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2012.

  • #22,554 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 47 born since 1998
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Caymon ranks #22,554 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 47 born since 1998, peaking in the 2000s.

#22,554 of 45,481
all-time among boys
47
born since 1998
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Caymon's 47 recorded births place it above 50.12% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Caymon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Caymon splits its recorded history at 2002: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1999 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1998 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Caymon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2012

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1998)
9
Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
45678910 19981999200020012002200420062012 6

Caymon by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (27 births, 57% of the file).

2000s was Caymon's strongest decade.

27 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.

Caymon births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 27 births (57% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Caymon?
47 babies have been named Caymon since 1998. All-time, it sits at #22,554 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 1998 with 9 births.
Where does Caymon sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Caymon ranks #22,554 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Caymon most popular?
Caymon was most popular in the 2000s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Caymon been used?
Caymon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 15 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Caymon?
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.

What to do with Caymon's data

  • Caymon's decade-level peak was the 2000s (27 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

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 Caymon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1998–2012 (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 Caymon 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.