Boys' name · since 1989
Caz
Caz has 165 recorded births since 1989 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2019 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,124 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,906 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 165
- born since 1989
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Caz is the #7906 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 165 recorded since 1989.
Social Security Administration records show Caz recorded 165 times among boys since 1989, holding rank #7906 nationally today, ahead of 43% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2025.
- #14,124 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,906 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 165 born since 1989
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Caz ranks #14,124 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,906 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 165 born since 1989, peaking in the 2010s.
- #14,124 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,906 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 165
- born since 1989
- 2010s
- peak decade
Caz's 165 recorded births place it above 68.88% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Caz compares
165 35th percentile among 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
Caz's all-time total is 55% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Caz | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 165 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 34 | 22,252 |
Caz's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Caz's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1992, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2019 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Caz popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Caz by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (57 births, 35% of the file).
2010s was Caz's strongest decade.
57 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Caz births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 7
1980s
7 births
- 1990s
1990s
36 births
- 2000s 17
2000s
17 births
- 2010s
2010s
57 births
- 2020s
2020s
48 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 57 births (35% of all-time use).
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- Caz's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (57 total births) through the 2020s (48) -- 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Caz: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1989–2025 (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 Caz 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.