Cardale
Short, stout person from the valley.
Name Census estimates that about 121 living Americans carry the first name Cardale. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Cardale today is around 28 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Cardale births was 1988 (10 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Cardale. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
121
~ 1 in 2,832,680 Americans
Peak year
1988
10 babies that year
Average age
28
years old
2019 SSA rank
#12,466
Tracked since 1972
Census
Cardale in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 154 people with the first name Cardale, which placed it at #44,677 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#44,677
National first-name rank
People counted
154
154 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
80.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Cardale
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Cardale is Black at 80.5%. The next largest groups are White (8.4%) and Hispanic (3.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Cardale described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Cardale at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American80.5% · 124
- White8.4% · 13
- Hispanic or Latino3.9% · 6
- American Indian and Alaska Native3.2% · 5
- Two or more races3.2% · 5
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6% · 1
Popularity
Cardale: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Cardale from the 1970s through to the 2010s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 40 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1990s peak, Cardale remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Cardale by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Cardale during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Cardale
The name Cardale is of English origin, deriving from the Old English words "carr" meaning "carr" or "rock", and "dæl" meaning "valley". It was initially a surname given to those who lived in a rocky valley or near a rocky area.
In the Middle Ages, the name was sometimes spelled as "Cardale" or "Cardell". It was not commonly used as a given name until the late 16th century. One of the earliest recorded instances of Cardale as a first name dates back to 1592, when a man named Cardale Birkhead was born in Yorkshire, England.
In the 17th century, the name gained some popularity among the English gentry and landed classes. Cardale Sharpe (1628-1694) was a notable English politician and member of Parliament during the reign of King Charles II. Another notable bearer of the name was Cardale Woodhouse (1662-1731), an English clergyman and author who wrote several theological works.
In the 18th century, Cardale Babington (1722-1795) was a prominent English botanist and co-founder of the Linnean Society of London. He was known for his contributions to the study of plant taxonomy and his extensive collection of plant specimens.
The 19th century saw the name Cardale gaining some popularity in the United States. Cardale D. Emmons (1823-1908) was an American Civil War veteran who fought for the Union Army and later served as a justice of the Supreme Court of New Mexico Territory.
Another notable figure was Cardale Babington Smyth (1858-1938), an English-born Australian lawyer and politician who served as a member of the Parliament of Western Australia and played a significant role in the early development of the state's legal system.
While not an exhaustive list, these examples illustrate the historical use and prominence of the name Cardale across different time periods and regions, primarily in England and its former colonies.
People
Cardale + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Cardale as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with C
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Cardale: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cardale?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 121 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Cardale going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 2,832,680 US residents.
Is Cardale a common name?
We classify Cardale as "Very Rare". It ranks above 67.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 124 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Cardale most popular?
The single biggest year for Cardale was 1988, when 10 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Cardale is about 28 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Cardale in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 154 people with the name Cardale, or 0.05 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #44,677 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Cardale in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Cardale?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Cardale leans strongly male. 156 people counted with this name were male (98.7%), compared with 2 female bearers (1.3%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Cardale?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Cardale is Black at 80.5%. The next largest groups are White (8.4%) and Hispanic (3.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Cardale most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Cardale in the 2020 Census, accounting for 80.5% (124 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Cardale in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Cardale a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Cardale in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Cardale still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Cardale in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Cardale can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are named Cardale?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.