Unisex name · since 1982
Cotie
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.
- #46,868 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 18
- born since 1982
- 1980s
- peak decade
18 girls have been named Cotie since 1982, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Cotie recorded 18 times among girls since 1982, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 1989.
- #46,868 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 18 born since 1982
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cotie ranks #46,868 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 18 born since 1982, peaking in the 1980s.
- #46,868 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 18
- born since 1982
- 1980s
- peak decade
Cotie's 18 recorded births place it above 34.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Cotie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Cotie's full recorded timeline at 1987, 72% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 28% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1982, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1989 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Cotie popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–1989
- Peak year (1989)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Cotie popularity over time - boys
17 total births recorded since 1989 (Cotie as boys' name)
Cotie by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (18 births, 100% of the file).
1980s was Cotie's strongest decade.
18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Cotie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 18 births (100% of all-time use).
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cotie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~7 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, 1982–1989 (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 Cotie 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.