Boys' name · since 1954
Cochise
Since 1954, U.S. Social Security records show 76 babies named Cochise, peaking in 1978. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,227 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 76
- born since 1954
- 1970s
- peak decade
Cochise sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 76 recorded since 1954.
Social Security Administration records show Cochise recorded 76 times among boys since 1954, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1954 to 2021.
- #19,227 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 76 born since 1954
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cochise ranks #19,227 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 76 born since 1954, peaking in the 1970s.
- #19,227 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 76
- born since 1954
- 1970s
- peak decade
Cochise's 76 recorded births place it above 57.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Cochise's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Cochise's full recorded timeline at 1979, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1954, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1978 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Cochise popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–2021
- Peak year (1978)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 68 years of records
Cochise by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (37 births, 49% of the file).
1970s was Cochise's strongest decade.
37 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Cochise births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 13
1950s
13 births
- 1970s
1970s
37 births
- 1980s
1980s
16 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 37 births (49% of all-time use).
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What to do with Cochise's data
- Cochise's decade-level peak was the 1970s (37 total births); usage has since declined to 5 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.
Keep exploring Cochise
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cochise: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1978)
Similar record span (~67 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, 1954–2021 (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 Cochise 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.