Recorded 1998–2012 Boys' name Peak 1998 47 births

Caymon — boys' name

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

1990s142000s272010s6
2000s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Caymon was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

9 babies were named Caymon in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Caymon

The Social Security Administration has registered 47 babies named Caymon between 1998 and 2012, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Caymon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Caymon performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 27 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Caymon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Caymon 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 47 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.

Caymon at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

47

Since 1998

15 years of records

Peak year

1998

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1998

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 2012

Caymon popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1998)
9
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
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Caymon by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
27 births that decade — 57% of Caymon's all-time total
1990s142000s272010s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Caymon?
47 babies have been named Caymon since 1998. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 1998 with 9 births.
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.

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, 1998–2012 (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.