The number of executive department have grown over the years for many reasons. The main reasoning for this is due to the changes that have taken place within the country. To better serve and secure the land of the United States these department additions have been necessary.
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They all ready located there. Now, since the Trump administration the departments have added people who want to close or make that department invalid.
Cabinet initials since 1979 are HHS.
One of the definitions of cabinet is: a body of advisers of a head of state. Therefore, as a body of advisers to the President of the United States, the term Cabinet is fitting. The name comes from English history and the cabinet of the king of England existed long before there was a United States.
Both the House of Representatives and the United States Senate have grown since 1887. The number of serving House members is based on the population size of the United States of America, while the number of serving senators is based on the number of states in the union. Both have increased since 1887.
The Postmaster General was a Cabinet-level position from 1829 to 1971, but the Postmaster General is no longer a Cabinet member since the United States Postal Service is now a special agency outside of the executive branch rather than an executive department.