Boys' name · since 1998
Cope
Since 1998, U.S. Social Security records show 142 babies named Cope, peaking in 2015. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,110 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,006 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 142
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Cope is the #7006 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 142 recorded since 1998.
Cope has 142 recorded births among boys since 1998, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7006 as of the latest data, more common than 50% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.
- #15,110 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,006 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 142 born since 1998
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cope ranks #15,110 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,006 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 142 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.
- #15,110 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,006 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 142
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Cope's 142 recorded births place it above 66.68% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Cope compares
142 32nd percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Cope's all-time total is 62% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cope | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 142 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 34 | 22,252 |
Cope's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Cope splits its recorded history at 2017: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1998 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2015 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Cope popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Cope by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (81 births, 57% of the file).
2010s was Cope's strongest decade.
81 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Cope births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
81 births
- 2020s
2020s
51 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 81 births (57% of all-time use).
Cope by state
Where Cope concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 3.5% |
5 of 142 births nationwide.
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What to do with Cope's data
- Cope's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (81 total births) through the 2020s (51) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Copes (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cope: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1998–2025 (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 Cope 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.