Girls' name · since 1890
Cottie
Cottie has 33 recorded births since 1890 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1918 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #39,774 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 33
- born since 1890
- 1920s
- peak decade
Cottie is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 33 have been recorded since 1890.
Social Security Administration records show Cottie recorded 33 times among girls since 1890, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1890 to 1950.
- #39,774 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 33 born since 1890
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cottie ranks #39,774 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 33 born since 1890, peaking in the 1920s.
- #39,774 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 33
- born since 1890
- 1920s
- peak decade
Cottie's 33 recorded births place it above 44.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Cottie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Cottie's full recorded timeline at 1927, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1890, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1918 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Cottie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1890–1950
- Peak year (1918)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
Cottie by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (11 births, 33% of the file).
1920s was Cottie's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Cottie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s
1890s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
6 births
- 1920s
1920s
11 births
- 1930s
1930s
6 births
- 1950s
1950s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 11 births (33% of all-time use).
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- Cottie's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 1950s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cottie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~60 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, 1890–1950 (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 Cottie 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.