Boys' name · since 1985
Cutler
1,042 babies named Cutler in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,003 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,103 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,042
- born since 1985
- 2010s
- peak decade
Cutler currently ranks #3103 among boys' names in America, with 1,042 babies recorded since 1985.
Social Security Administration records show Cutler recorded 1,042 times among boys since 1985, holding rank #3103 nationally today, ahead of 78% 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 1985 to 2025.
- #5,003 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,103 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,042 born since 1985
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cutler ranks #5,003 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,103 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,042 born since 1985, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,003 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,103 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,042
- born since 1985
- 2010s
- peak decade
Cutler's 1,042 recorded births place it above 88.99% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Utah.
How Cutler compares
1,042 Top 31% higher than 69% 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
Cutler's all-time total is 182% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cutler | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,042 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 66 | 34 | 22,252 |
Cutler's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Cutler's full recorded timeline at 2007, 75% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 25% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1985, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2014 peak of 66 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Cutler popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 66
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Cutler by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (440 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Cutler's strongest decade.
440 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Cutler births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s 112
1990s
112 births
- 2000s
2000s
244 births
- 2010s
2010s
440 births
- 2020s
2020s
235 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 440 births (42% of all-time use).
How Cutler compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Cutler's total volume
Cutler by state
Where Cutler concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Utah | | 49 | 4.7% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 16 | 1.5% |
| #3 | Texas | | 12 | 1.2% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 10 | 1.0% |
| #5 | California | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Colorado | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.5% |
49 of 1,042 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Cutler's data
- Cutler's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (440 total births) through the 2020s (235) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Utah records the most Cutlers (49 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Utah names
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 Cutler: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1985–2025 (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 Cutler 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.