Total births
34
Recorded 1982–1984 Girls' name Peak 1983 34 births
Cocoa — girls' name
34 babies named Cocoa in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
1980s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Cocoa was born in this single decade.
1983
Single peak year
14 babies were named Cocoa in 1983 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Cocoa
The Social Security Administration has registered 34 babies named Cocoa between 1982 and 1984, spanning 3 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cocoa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1984. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 14 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Cocoa performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 34 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Cocoa 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 34 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.
Cocoa at a glance
Last recorded 1984Peak year
1983
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1982
Cocoa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–1982
- Peak year (1983)
- 14
- Annual births at peak — across 3 years of records
Cocoa by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- 34 births that decade — 100% of Cocoa's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Cocoa? ▼
34 babies have been named Cocoa since 1982. It was last recorded in 1984. The peak year was 1983 with 14 births.
When was Cocoa most popular? ▼
Cocoa was most popular in the 1980s decade with 34 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
How long has the name Cocoa been used? ▼
Cocoa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 3 years of data through 1984.
What names are similar to Cocoa? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Coco. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
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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, 1982–1984 (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.