Cage
Cage was the 7273rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 11 babies. Its best year was 2012, when it ranked 2185th with 60 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,571 places. More babies were named Cage in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #7,273 boys, down 2,711 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 11boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201260 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,008babies recorded
Cage popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,273 | 11 |
| 2020 | #4,562 | 21 |
| 2010 | #2,739 | 44 |
| 2000 | #2,384 | 40 |
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How popular is Cage, counting every spelling?
Cage is a spelling of Kage, a name family that had 31 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 31 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kage | 20 | #4,945 | 143 |
| Cage | 11 | #7,273 | 66 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Cage?
11 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Cage (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Cage born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 750 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Cage.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Cage?
About 1,000 people born in the US named Cage are alive today, with a median age of 18; half are between 12 and 23. That makes Cage mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Cage: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Cage, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Cage
How popular is the name Cage?
Cage was the 7273rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 11 babies. Its best year was 2012, when it ranked 2185th with 60 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,571 places. More babies were named Cage in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Cage a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Cage in the US.