Girls' name · since 1940
Cookie
Cookie has 573 recorded births since 1940 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1958 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,854 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 573
- born since 1940
- 1950s
- peak decade
573 girls have been named Cookie since 1940, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cookie has been recorded 573 times among girls since 1940, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1940 to 1993.
- #10,854 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 573 born since 1940
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cookie ranks #10,854 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 573 born since 1940, peaking in the 1950s.
- #10,854 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 573
- born since 1940
- 1950s
- peak decade
Cookie's 573 recorded births place it above 84.98% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
Cookie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Cookie's SSA record in two at 1961 and the more recent half accounts for 32% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 68%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1940, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1958 peak of 35, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Cookie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1940–1993
- Peak year (1958)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Cookie by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (251 births, 44% of the file).
1950s was Cookie's strongest decade.
251 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Cookie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
122 births
- 1950s
1950s
251 births
- 1960s 89
1960s
89 births
- 1970s 87
1970s
87 births
- 1980s 14
1980s
14 births
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 251 births (44% of all-time use).
How Cookie 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 Cookie's total volume
Cookie by state
Where Cookie concentrates geographically, total births since 1940
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 15 | 2.6% |
| #2 | New York | | 12 | 2.1% |
| #3 | Texas | | 6 | 1.0% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.9% |
15 of 573 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Cookie's data
- Cookie's decade-level peak was the 1950s (251 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Cookies (15 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.
Keep exploring Cookie
Nearby Names Like Cookie
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Cookie
Compare Cookie side by side: Cookie vs Cooper
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cookie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1958)
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, 1940–1993 (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 Cookie 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.