Cotton vs Cottrell

Side-by-side comparison of Cotton and Cottrell — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Cotton

Boy name · Rank #8368

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Name B

Cottrell

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Metric Cotton Cottrell
Current Rank #8368 Unranked
Total Births (all years) 497 141
Peak Year 2015 1922
Peak Year Births 31 8
Peak Decade 2010ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1918 1918

Births by Decade

Decade Cotton Cottrell
1910ss 5 6
1920ss — 30
1930ss — 13
1940ss — 20
1950ss — 26
1960ss — 5
1970ss 11 18
1980ss 31 —
1990ss 76 11
2000ss 104 6
2010ss 210 6
2020ss 60 —

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Cotton Cottrell
2014 22 6
2015 31 —
2016 18 —
2017 17 —
2018 20 —
2019 22 —
2020 16 —
2021 13 —
2022 10 —
2023 12 —
2024 9 —

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1918–2024.

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