Boys' name · since 2000
Cobra
Cobra has 25 recorded births since 2000 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2000 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #27,169 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 25
- born since 2000
- 2000s
- peak decade
Cobra is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 25 have been recorded since 2000.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cobra has been recorded 25 times among boys since 2000, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2018.
- #27,169 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 25 born since 2000
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cobra ranks #27,169 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 25 born since 2000, peaking in the 2000s.
- #27,169 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 25
- born since 2000
- 2000s
- peak decade
Cobra's 25 recorded births place it above 39.7% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Cobra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Cobra splits its recorded history at 2002: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2000 (5 births).
Cobra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2018
- Peak year (2000)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Cobra by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (20 births, 80% of the file).
2000s was Cobra's strongest decade.
20 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 80% of all-time use.
Cobra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
20 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 20 births (80% of all-time use).
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What to do with Cobra's data
- Cobra's decade-level peak was the 2000s (20 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cobra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~18 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, 2000–2018 (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 Cobra 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.