Cardin
The Story of Cardin
As a girl name
American parents first put Cardin on the record books as a girl name in 2008, with 18 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2008, when 18 Cardins were born — ranking #7,073 that year. About 72% of every Cardin on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Cardin last appeared in the published SSA data in 2010, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 25 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Cardin first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1976, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2005: 41 births, good for #2,653 nationwide. About 57% of every Cardin on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Cardin last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 8 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 341 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Cardin
Cardin is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1976 and has accumulated 341 births in the dataset. Cardin's peak popularity came in 2005 when it ranked #2,653. Use the chart and map above to compare Cardin's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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