Girls' name · since 1972
Coco
Coco has 1,879 recorded births since 1972 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2020 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,886 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,343 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,879
- born since 1972
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Coco is the #2343 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,879 recorded since 1972.
Coco has 1,879 recorded births among girls since 1972, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2343 as of the latest data, more common than 86% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2025.
- #4,886 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,343 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,879 born since 1972
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Coco ranks #4,886 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,343 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,879 born since 1972, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,886 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,343 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,879
- born since 1972
- 2010s
- peak decade
Coco's 1,879 recorded births place it above 93.24% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Coco compares
1,879 Top 23% higher than 77% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Coco's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Coco | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,879 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 105 | 21 | 19,840 |
Coco's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Coco splits its recorded history at 2002: 85% of all births land in the more recent half, 15% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1972 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2020 peak of 105 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Coco popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 105
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Coco by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (678 births, 36% of the file).
2010s was Coco's strongest decade.
678 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Coco births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 21
1970s
21 births
- 1980s 113
1980s
113 births
- 1990s 109
1990s
109 births
- 2000s
2000s
438 births
- 2010s
2010s
678 births
- 2020s
2020s
520 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 678 births (36% of all-time use).
How Coco compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Coco's total volume
Coco by state
Where Coco concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 472 | 25.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 131 | 7.0% |
| #3 | Texas | | 57 | 3.0% |
| #4 | Utah | | 44 | 2.3% |
| #5 | Florida | | 27 | 1.4% |
| #6 | Hawaii | | 27 | 1.4% |
| #7 | Washington | | 21 | 1.1% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 17 | 0.9% |
472 of 1,879 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Coco appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Coco's data
- Coco's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (678 total births) through the 2020s (520) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Cocos (472 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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 Coco: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1972–2025 (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 Coco 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.