Cayman
Cayman was the 5069th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 19 babies. Its best year was 2006, when it ranked 2290th with 55 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 973 places. More babies were named Cayman in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,069 boys, down 184 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 19boys
- Girls and boys
- 6% girls, 94% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200655 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,271babies recorded
Cayman popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | #5,069 | — | 19 |
| 2020 | — | #4,885 | — | 19 |
| 2010 | #9,922 | #3,548 | 11 | 30 |
| 2000 | #7,244 | #2,303 | 14 | 42 |
| 1990 | — | #4,711 | — | 11 |
| 1980 | — | — | — | — |
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| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Cayman, counting every spelling?
Cayman is the most common spelling of a name family that had 19 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 19 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cayman | 19 | #5,069 | 102 |
| Kayman | — | — | 26 |
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 Cayman?
19 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Cayman (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Cayman 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 439 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Cayman.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Cayman?
About 1,000 people born in the US named Cayman are alive today, with a median age of 20; half are between 12 and 26. That makes Cayman 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.
Cayman by state
How common Cayman was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Cayman: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Cayman, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Cayman
How popular is the name Cayman?
Cayman was the 5069th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 19 babies. Its best year was 2006, when it ranked 2290th with 55 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 973 places. More babies were named Cayman in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Cayman a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 6% girls, 94% boys given the name Cayman in the US.
Where is Cayman most popular?
In 2021–2025, Cayman was most common in Louisiana (0.05 per 1,000 boys).