Boys' name · since 1973
Cott
Since 1973, U.S. Social Security records show 30 babies named Cott, peaking in 1984. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #25,784 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 30
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
30 boys have been named Cott since 1973, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Cott recorded 30 times among boys since 1973, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys 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 1973 to 1987.
- #25,784 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 30 born since 1973
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cott ranks #25,784 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 30 born since 1973, peaking in the 1980s.
- #25,784 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 30
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
Cott's 30 recorded births place it above 42.89% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Cott's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Cott splits its recorded history at 1984: 63% of all births land in the more recent half, 37% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1973 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1984 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Cott popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1987
- Peak year (1984)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Cott by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (25 births, 83% of the file).
1980s was Cott's strongest decade.
25 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 83% of all-time use.
Cott births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 25 births (83% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Cott: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1984)
Similar record span (~14 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, 1973–1987 (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 Cott 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.