US rank #11499 Boys' name Peak 2015 130 births

Cope — #11499 US boys' name

130 babies named Cope in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s52010s812020s39
#11499
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 19% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Cope was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

13 babies were named Cope in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cope

The Social Security Administration has registered 130 babies named Cope between 1998 and 2024, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Cope currently holds the #11499 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cope performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 81 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Cope shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cope 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 130 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.

Cope at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

130

Since 1998

27 years of records

Peak year

2015

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#11,499

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1998

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2024

Cope popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1998

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2015)
13
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
468101214 202420222020201820162014201120091998 5

Cope by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
81 births that decade — 62% of Cope's all-time total
1990s52000s52010s812020s39

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cope?
130 babies have been named Cope since 1998. It currently ranks #11499 among boys. The peak year was 2015 with 13 births.
When was Cope most popular?
Cope was most popular in the 2010s decade with 81 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
How long has the name Cope been used?
Cope has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 27 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Cope?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Copeland, Copper, Copelan, Copelin, and 2 more. 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, 1998–2024 (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.