How Many People Are Named Cayce?
An estimated 1,656 people in the United States have the first name Cayce. It is used for both genders, with 65.8% female. The average bearer is 33 years old, and Cayce peaked in popularity in 1987 with 70 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Cayce 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 Cayce paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,656
About 1 in 206,977 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
65.8% confidence
Average Age
33
years old
Peak Year
1987
70 births
Total Registered
1,734
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Cayce
Cayce is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (34.2%) and females (65.8%). Out of 1,734 total births registered, 593 were male and 1,141 were female.
Cayce as a male name
Ranked #5,684 in 2024
16 male births in 2024
Peak: 1994 (18 births)
Cayce as a female name
Ranked #12,380 in 2024
7 female births in 2024
Peak: 1987 (55 births)
Cayce: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Cayce span from the 1930s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 499 babies were registered. Cayce has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Cayce by Decade
How has Cayce 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.
Cayce by State
Birth registrations for Cayce span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Tennessee, Texas, South Carolina. The lowest are in Florida, California, Kentucky. On average, about 31 Cayces were registered per state.
Cayce + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Cayce as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Cayce
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Cayce: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cayce?
We estimate approximately 1,656 people named Cayce 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 206,977 Americans share this first name.
Is Cayce a common name?
Cayce is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,734 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Cayce most popular?
Cayce reached peak popularity in 1987, when 70 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Cayce is approximately 33 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Cayce a female name?
Cayce is predominantly female. 65.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Cayce Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Cayce Smith, Cayce Johnson, Cayce 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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