How Many People Are Named Cage?
An estimated 986 people in the United States have the first name Cage. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 18 years old, and Cage peaked in popularity in 2012 with 60 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Cage as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Cage paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
986
About 1 in 347,621 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
2012
60 births
Total Registered
997
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Cage
Cage is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 997 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Cage as a male name
Ranked #8,398 in 2024
9 male births in 2024
Peak: 2012 (60 births)
Cage: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Cage span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 436 babies were registered. Cage has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Cage by Decade
How has Cage tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Cage by State
Birth registrations for Cage span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Ohio. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Kentucky. On average, about 16 Cages were registered per state.
Cage + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Cage as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Cage
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Cage: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cage?
We estimate approximately 986 people named Cage are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 347,621 Americans share this first name.
Is Cage a common name?
Cage is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 90% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 997 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Cage most popular?
Cage reached peak popularity in 2012, when 60 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Cage is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Cage a male name?
Cage is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Cage Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Cage Smith, Cage Johnson, Cage Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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