How Many People Are Named Cayle?
An estimated 373 people in the United States have the first name Cayle. It is used for both genders, with 65.3% male. The average bearer is 28 years old, and Cayle peaked in popularity in 2007 with 22 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Cayle 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 Cayle paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
373
About 1 in 918,912 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
65.3% confidence
Average Age
28
years old
Peak Year
2007
22 births
Total Registered
383
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Cayle
Cayle is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (65.3%) and females (34.7%). Out of 383 total births registered, 250 were male and 133 were female.
Cayle as a male name
Ranked #12,518 in 2016
5 male births in 2016
Peak: 1990 (13 births)
Cayle as a female name
Ranked #17,094 in 2014
5 female births in 2014
Peak: 1999 (14 births)
Cayle: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Cayle span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 139 babies were registered. While Cayle is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Cayle by Decade
How has Cayle 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.
Cayle + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Cayle as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Cayle
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Cayle: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cayle?
We estimate approximately 373 people named Cayle 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 918,912 Americans share this first name.
Is Cayle a common name?
Cayle is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 383 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Cayle most popular?
Cayle reached peak popularity in 2007, when 22 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Cayle is approximately 28 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Cayle a male name?
Cayle is predominantly male. 65.3% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Cayle Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Cayle Smith, Cayle Johnson, Cayle 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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