Boys' name · since 2000
Coben
132 babies named Coben in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15,577 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 132
- born since 2000
- 2000s
- peak decade
Coben is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 132 have been recorded since 2000.
Social Security Administration records show Coben recorded 132 times among boys since 2000, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2024.
- #15,577 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 132 born since 2000
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Coben ranks #15,577 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 132 born since 2000, peaking in the 2000s.
- #15,577 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 132
- born since 2000
- 2000s
- peak decade
Coben's 132 recorded births place it above 65.65% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Coben's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Coben splits its recorded history at 2009: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2000 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Coben popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2024
- Peak year (2006)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Coben by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (80 births, 61% of the file).
2000s was Coben's strongest decade.
80 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Coben births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
80 births
- 2010s
2010s
39 births
- 2020s 13
2020s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 80 births (61% of all-time use).
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What to do with Coben's data
- Coben's decade-level peak was the 2000s (80 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Coben: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~24 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2000–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Coben draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.