Unisex name · since 1998

Cayse

75 babies named Cayse 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.

#19,331 of 45,481
all-time among boys
75
born since 1998
2010s
peak decade

Cayse sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 75 recorded since 1998.

Cayse has 75 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 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2024.

  • #19,331 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 75 born since 1998
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cayse ranks #19,331 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 75 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.

#19,331 of 45,481
all-time among boys
75
born since 1998
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Cayse's 75 recorded births place it above 57.33% 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.

Cayse's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Cayse splits its recorded history at 2016: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2006 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1998 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Cayse popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2024

Last recorded 2024
Peak year (1998)
10
Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
567891011 19982004200620142015201620172018202020222024 7

Cayse popularity over time - girls

20 total births recorded since 1986 (Cayse as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 20 births
45678910 198619871991 5

Cayse by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (33 births, 44% of the file).

2010s was Cayse's strongest decade.

33 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.

Cayse births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 33 births (44% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cayse?
Cayse has been given to 75 babies in the U.S. since 1998, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #19,331 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2024. 10 babies were born in 1998, its single highest year.
Where does Cayse sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cayse ranks #19,331 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 Cayse most popular?
Cayse was most popular in the 2010s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Is Cayse a unisex name?
Yes, Cayse is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 75 births, and as a girl's name it has 20 births.
How long has the name Cayse been used?
The SSA has tracked Cayse since 1998 -- 27 years through the most recent 2024 data.
What names are similar to Cayse?
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 Cayse's data

  • Cayse's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (33 total births) through the 2020s (19) -- 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 Cayse: 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, 1998–2024 (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 Cayse 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.