Recorded 1913–1948 Boys' name Peak 1913 20 births

Coke — boys' name

20 babies named Coke in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1913. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s101920s51940s5
1910s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Coke was born in this single decade.

1913
Single peak year

5 babies were named Coke in 1913 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Coke

The Social Security Administration has registered 20 babies named Coke between 1913 and 1948, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Coke currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1948. The name reached its historical peak in 1913, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Coke performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Coke shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Coke 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 20 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.

Coke at a glance

Last recorded 1948

Total births

20

Since 1913

36 years of records

Peak year

1913

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1948

Active since

1913

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 1948

Coke popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–1913

Last recorded 1948
Peak year (1913)
5
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
5 1948192719171913 5

Coke by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
10 births that decade — 50% of Coke's all-time total
1910s101920s51940s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Coke?
20 babies have been named Coke since 1913. It was last recorded in 1948. The peak year was 1913 with 5 births.
When was Coke most popular?
Coke was most popular in the 1910s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1913.
How long has the name Coke been used?
Coke has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 36 years of data through 1948.
What names are similar to Coke?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Coker. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1913–1948 (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.