Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2012

Cache

Gender Unisex · 32% girls Rank 2025 #3,390 Trend ↑ Rising 33%
Rank 2025
#3,390
among boys · ↓274 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
34
named Cache · -13% vs 2024
How common
1 in 50,238
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2012
66 babies
All-time total
1,480
#5,126 all-time among boys
First recorded
1981
in Social Security records

Cache popularity over time

1,480 babies have been named Cache since 1981, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
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1980s 32 37 69 7 – #5,256
1990s 263 94 357 36 +417% #4,041
2000s 139 288 427 43 +20% #2,688
2010s 30 401 431 43 +1% #2,215
2020s (to 2025) 11 185 196 33 -24% #3,116

Where Cache is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 35 0.02 outside top 500
2027 36 0.02 outside top 500
2028 37 0.02 outside top 500
2029 38 0.02 outside top 500
2030 39 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Cache

Cache is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #3,390 in 2025 with 34 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1981, 1,480 American babies have been named Cache, about 68% boys and 32% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2012, when 66 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Cache stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Cache?

The median living Cache is about 17 years old; half are between 10 and 27. An estimated 1,500 people named Cache are alive in the United States today.

median 17 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Cache year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 – – 34 #3,390
2024 – – 39 #3,116
2023 – – 31 #3,638
2022 – – 29 #3,786
2021 5 #15,692 37 #3,189
2020 6 #13,771 15 #5,749
2019 6 #14,143 32 #3,502
2018 – – 34 #3,308
2017 – – 43 #2,807
2016 – – 25 #4,115
2015 – – 38 #3,031
2014 – – 26 #3,916
2013 – – 44 #2,673
2012 7 #13,758 59 #2,215
2011 11 #9,846 53 #2,380
2010 6 #15,301 47 #2,588
2009 8 #12,648 45 #2,710
2008 11 #10,204 46 #2,688
2007 10 #10,964 39 #2,976
2006 15 #7,940 36 #3,032
2005 12 #8,997 27 #3,540
2004 10 #10,034 18 #4,627
2003 15 #7,273 35 #2,793
2002 17 #6,444 19 #4,209
2001 18 #6,115 15 #4,921
2000 23 #5,007 8 #7,542
1995 37 #3,100 6 #7,927
1990 6 #11,611 6 #7,296
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Cache, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Cache?

The median living Cache is about 17 years old. Half of all living Caches are between 10 and 27 years old.

How many people named Cache are alive today?

An estimated 1,500 people named Cache are alive in the United States, based on 1,480 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Cache in 2025?

Cache ranked #3,390 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 34 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Cache?

1,480 babies have been named Cache in the United States since 1981, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Cache most popular?

Cache peaked in 2012, when 66 newborns received the name.

Is Cache a boy or girl name?

Cache is used for both: about 32% of babies named Cache have been girls and 68% boys.

Is the name Cache rising or falling?

Cache has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Cache become more popular?

Cache is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 39 boys named Cache in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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