Is Cayman a boy or girl name?

Cayman is a unisex name. Of the 1,271 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 20.1% were girls and 79.9% were boys.

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Cayman

Recorded 1985–2025 · United States

Cayman was most popular in 2006, when 82 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,970 that year. In 2025 it ranked #10,631, with 19 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,271 people named Cayman.

Cayman over time

Births per year. The dot marks Cayman’s peak in 2006. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Cayman a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Cayman is a unisex name — 20.1% of the 1,271 Americans given it were girls and 79.9% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 3% girls and 97% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Cayman

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org