Boys' name · since 2000
Cervantes
Since 2000, U.S. Social Security records show 18 babies named Cervantes, peaking in 2004. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #29,615 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 18
- born since 2000
- 2000s
- peak decade
Cervantes sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 18 recorded since 2000.
Social Security Administration records show Cervantes recorded 18 times among boys since 2000, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2015.
- #29,615 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 18 born since 2000
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cervantes ranks #29,615 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 18 born since 2000, peaking in the 2000s.
- #29,615 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 18
- born since 2000
- 2000s
- peak decade
Cervantes's 18 recorded births place it above 34.17% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Cervantes's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Cervantes splits its recorded history at 2004: 72% of all births land in the more recent half, 28% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2000 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2004 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Cervantes popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2015
- Peak year (2004)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Cervantes by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (12 births, 67% of the file).
2000s was Cervantes's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Cervantes births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
12 births
- 2010s
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 12 births (67% of all-time use).
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- Cervantes's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (12 total births) through the 2010s (6) -- 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 Cervantes: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~15 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, 2000–2015 (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 Cervantes 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.