Recorded 1987–2006 Boys' name Peak 1993 163 births

Cote — boys' name

163 babies named Cote in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s291990s1222000s12
1990s
Peak decade

75% of everyone ever named Cote was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

18 babies were named Cote in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cote

The Social Security Administration has registered 163 babies named Cote between 1987 and 2006, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Cote currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cote performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 122 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Cote shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Maine, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Cote in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cote 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 163 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.

Cote at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

163

Since 1987

20 years of records

Peak year

1993

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1987

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2006

Cote popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1987

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1993)
18
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
05101520 20061999199719951993199119891987 10

Cote by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
122 births that decade — 75% of Cote's all-time total
1980s291990s1222000s12

Cote by state

Where Cote concentrates geographically — total births since 1987

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Cote
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Maine
5 3.1%
Maine share of Cote's total US births 3.1%

5 of 163 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cote?
163 babies have been named Cote since 1987. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1993 with 18 births.
When was Cote most popular?
Cote was most popular in the 1990s decade with 122 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Where is Cote most popular?
The top states for the name Cote are Maine (5 births).
How long has the name Cote been used?
Cote has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 20 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Cote?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Coty, Cotton, Cottrell, Cotey, and 4 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, 1987–2006 (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.