Unisex name · since 1994
Kayman
Kayman has 183 recorded births since 1994 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1998 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,503 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 183
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kayman sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 183 recorded since 1994.
Social Security Administration records show Kayman recorded 183 times among boys since 1994, 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 1994 to 2024.
- #13,503 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 183 born since 1994
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kayman ranks #13,503 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 183 born since 1994, peaking in the 2000s.
- #13,503 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 183
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kayman's 183 recorded births place it above 70.28% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kayman's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kayman's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1997, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1998 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kayman popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2024
- Peak year (1998)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Kayman popularity over time - girls
21 total births recorded since 1999 (Kayman as girls' name)
Kayman by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (60 births, 33% of the file).
2000s was Kayman's strongest decade.
60 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Kayman births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
34 births
- 2000s
2000s
60 births
- 2010s
2010s
55 births
- 2020s
2020s
34 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 60 births (33% of all-time use).
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- Kayman's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (60 total births) through the 2020s (34) -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kayman: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1994–2024 (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 Kayman 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.