Boys' name · since 1993
Cayne
458 babies named Cayne in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,308 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,610 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 458
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Cayne is the #6610 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 458 recorded since 1993.
Cayne has 458 recorded births among boys since 1993, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6610 as of the latest data, more common than 53% 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 1993 to 2025.
- #8,308 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,610 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 458 born since 1993
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cayne ranks #8,308 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,610 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 458 born since 1993, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,308 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,610 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 458
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
Cayne's 458 recorded births place it above 81.71% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Cayne compares
458 Top 46% higher than 54% 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
Cayne's all-time total is 24% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cayne | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 458 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 26 | 34 | 22,252 |
Cayne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Cayne's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1993, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 26, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Cayne popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Cayne by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (177 births, 39% of the file).
2010s was Cayne's strongest decade.
177 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Cayne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 49
1990s
49 births
- 2000s
2000s
128 births
- 2010s
2010s
177 births
- 2020s
2020s
104 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 177 births (39% of all-time use).
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What to do with Cayne's data
- Cayne's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (177 total births) through the 2020s (104) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Cayne: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1993–2025 (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 Cayne 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.