Recorded 1985–2018 Boys' name Peak 2009 195 births

Cobin — boys' name

195 babies named Cobin in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s292000s1102010s51
2000s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Cobin was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

21 babies were named Cobin in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cobin

The Social Security Administration has registered 195 babies named Cobin between 1985 and 2018, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Cobin currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cobin performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 110 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Cobin shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cobin in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 195 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Cobin at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

195

Since 1985

34 years of records

Peak year

2009

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1985

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2018

Cobin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1985

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2009)
21
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
0510152025 201820142011200820052002199819941985 5

Cobin by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
110 births that decade — 56% of Cobin's all-time total
1980s51990s292000s1102010s51

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cobin?
195 babies have been named Cobin since 1985. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 2009 with 21 births.
When was Cobin most popular?
Cobin was most popular in the 2000s decade with 110 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Cobin been used?
Cobin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 34 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Cobin?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Coby, Cobe, Cobey, Cobi, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1985–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.