Boys' name · since 1916
Cono
Cono has 146 recorded births since 1916 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1920 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,910 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 146
- born since 1916
- 1920s
- peak decade
Cono sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 146 recorded since 1916.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cono has been recorded 146 times among boys since 1916, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 1971.
- #14,910 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 146 born since 1916
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cono ranks #14,910 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 146 born since 1916, peaking in the 1920s.
- #14,910 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 146
- born since 1916
- 1920s
- peak decade
Cono's 146 recorded births place it above 67.11% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Cono's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Cono splits its recorded history at 1927: 36% of all births land in the more recent half, 64% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1926 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1920 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Cono popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–1971
- Peak year (1920)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1971.
146 total births across 56 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1920 with 14 births in a single year.
Cono by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (78 births, 53% of the file).
1920s was Cono's strongest decade.
78 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Cono births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 25
1910s
25 births
- 1920s
1920s
78 births
- 1930s 17
1930s
17 births
- 1940s 11
1940s
11 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 78 births (53% of all-time use).
Cono decade highlights
- Peak decade 78 births
- Runner-up 25 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Cono by state
Where Cono concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 75 | 51.4% |
75 of 146 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- New York 51.4% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
New York accounts for 51.4% of all recorded births nationwide - a strong regional concentration for this name.
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What to do with Cono's data
- Cono's decade-level peak was the 1920s (78 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Conos (75 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Cono: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1916–1971 (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 Cono 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.
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