Recorded 1982–1989 Unisex name Peak 1989 18 births

Cotie — unisex name

18 babies named Cotie in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s18
1980s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Cotie was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

7 babies were named Cotie in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cotie

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Cotie between 1982 and 1989, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cotie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 7 babies received it in a single year. Cotie is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 17 additional births since 1989.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cotie performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cotie 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 18 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.

Cotie at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

18

Since 1982

8 years of records

Peak year

1989

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1982

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 1989

Cotie popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1982

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1989)
7
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 198919871982 5

Cotie popularity over time — boys

17 total births recorded since 1989 (Cotie as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 17 births
4.555.566.577.5 199419911989 5

Cotie by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
18 births that decade — 100% of Cotie's all-time total
1980s18

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cotie?
18 babies have been named Cotie since 1982. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1989 with 7 births.
When was Cotie most popular?
Cotie was most popular in the 1980s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
Is Cotie a unisex name?
Yes, Cotie is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 18 births, and as a boy's name it has 17 births.
How long has the name Cotie been used?
Cotie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 8 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Cotie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Coty, Cotina, Coti, Cotrina, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1982–1989 (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.