Boys' name · since 1993

Cogan

59 babies named Cogan in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#20,964 of 45,481
all-time among boys
59
born since 1993
2000s
peak decade

59 boys have been named Cogan since 1993, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Social Security Administration records show Cogan recorded 59 times among boys since 1993, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2018.

  • #20,964 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 59 born since 1993
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cogan ranks #20,964 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 59 born since 1993, peaking in the 2000s.

#20,964 of 45,481
all-time among boys
59
born since 1993
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Cogan's 59 recorded births place it above 53.7% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Cogan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Cogan's full recorded timeline at 2006, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1996, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2003 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Cogan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2018

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2003)
8
Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
456789 199319962002200320062009201420152018 6

Cogan by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (28 births, 47% of the file).

2000s was Cogan's strongest decade.

28 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.

Cogan births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 28 births (47% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cogan? ▼
Cogan has been given to 59 babies in the U.S. since 1993, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #20,964 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2018. 8 babies were born in 2003, its single highest year.
Where does Cogan sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cogan ranks #20,964 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Cogan most popular? ▼
Cogan was most popular in the 2000s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
How long has the name Cogan been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Cogan since 1993 -- 26 years through the most recent 2018 data.

What to do with Cogan's data

  • Cogan's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (28 total births) through the 2010s (19) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Cogan

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Cogan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1993–2018 (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 Cogan 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.