US rank #2893 Boys' name Peak 2014 1,003 births

Cutler — #2893 US boys' name

1,003 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.

1980s111990s1122000s2442010s4402020s196
#2893
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 80% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Cutler was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

66 babies were named Cutler in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cutler

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,003 babies named Cutler between 1985 and 2024, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Cutler currently holds the #2893 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 66 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cutler performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 440 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Cutler shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Utah, which accounts for 49 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Cutler in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cutler 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 1,003 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.

Cutler at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,003

Since 1985

40 years of records

Peak year

2014

66 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,893

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1985

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 2024

Cutler popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1985

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2014)
66
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
020406080 20242019201420092004199919941985 5

Cutler by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
440 births that decade — 44% of Cutler's all-time total
1980s111990s1122000s2442010s4402020s196

Cutler by state

Where Cutler concentrates geographically — total births since 1985

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Cutler
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Utah
49 4.9%
#2 Georgia
16 1.6%
#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%
Utah share of Cutler's total US births 4.9%
Even split

49 of 1,003 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cutler?
1,003 babies have been named Cutler since 1985. It currently ranks #2893 among boys. The peak year was 2014 with 66 births.
When was Cutler most popular?
Cutler was most popular in the 2010s decade with 440 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
Where is Cutler most popular?
The top states for the name Cutler are Utah (49 births), Georgia (16 births), Texas (12 births).
How long has the name Cutler been used?
Cutler has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 40 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Cutler?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cutter, Cuthbert, Cutberto. 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, 1985–2024 (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.