Recorded 1967–1996 Boys' name Peak 1967 29 births

Cean — boys' name

29 babies named Cean in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1967. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s71970s111990s11
1970s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Cean was born in this single decade.

1967
Single peak year

7 babies were named Cean in 1967 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cean

The Social Security Administration has registered 29 babies named Cean between 1967 and 1996, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Cean currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1967, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cean performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Cean shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cean 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 29 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.

Cean at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

29

Since 1967

30 years of records

Peak year

1967

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1967

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 1996

Cean popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1967

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1967)
7
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19961993197319701967 7

Cean by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
11 births that decade — 38% of Cean's all-time total
1960s71970s111990s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cean?
29 babies have been named Cean since 1967. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1967 with 7 births.
When was Cean most popular?
Cean was most popular in the 1970s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1967.
How long has the name Cean been used?
Cean has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 30 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Cean?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ceasar, Ceaser, Ceazar, Ceasare, and 1 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, 1967–1996 (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.