How Many People Are Named Cayl?
An estimated 22 people in the United States have the first name Cayl. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 17 years old, and Cayl peaked in popularity in 2008 with 7 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Cayl 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 Cayl paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Cayl is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
22
About 1 in 15,579,743 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
17
years old
Peak Year
2008
7 births
Total Registered
22
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Cayl
Cayl is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 22 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Cayl as a male name
Ranked #12,598 in 2011
5 male births in 2011
Peak: 2008 (7 births)
Cayl: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Cayl span from the 2000s to the 2010s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 12 babies were registered. Cayl remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Cayl by Decade
How has Cayl 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.
Cayl + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Cayl as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Cayl
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Cayl: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cayl?
We estimate approximately 22 people named Cayl 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 15,579,743 Americans share this first name.
Is Cayl a common name?
Cayl is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 41.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 22 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Cayl most popular?
Cayl reached peak popularity in 2008, when 7 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Cayl is approximately 17 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Cayl a male name?
Cayl is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Cayl Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Cayl Smith, Cayl Johnson, Cayl 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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