Boys' name · since 1918

Cottrell

Since 1918, U.S. Social Security records show 141 babies named Cottrell, peaking in 1922. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#15,164 of 45,481
all-time among boys
141
born since 1918
1920s
peak decade

Cottrell is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 141 have been recorded since 1918.

Cottrell has 141 recorded births among boys since 1918, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 2014.

  • #15,164 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 141 born since 1918
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cottrell ranks #15,164 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 141 born since 1918, peaking in the 1920s.

#15,164 of 45,481
all-time among boys
141
born since 1918
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Cottrell's 141 recorded births place it above 66.56% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Cottrell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Cottrell's full recorded timeline at 1951, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1921, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1922 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Cottrell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–2014

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (1922)
8
Annual births at peak, across 97 years of records
456789 191819221933194419511959197819952014 6

Cottrell by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (30 births, 21% of the file).

1920s was Cottrell's strongest decade.

30 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.

Cottrell births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 30 births (21% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cottrell? ▼
Cottrell has been given to 141 babies in the U.S. since 1918, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #15,164 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2014. 8 babies were born in 1922, its single highest year.
Where does Cottrell sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cottrell ranks #15,164 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Cottrell most popular? ▼
Cottrell was most popular in the 1920s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
How long has the name Cottrell been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Cottrell since 1918 -- 97 years through the most recent 2014 data.
What names are similar to Cottrell? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Coty, Cotton, Cote, Cotey, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Cottrell's data

  • Cottrell's decade-level peak was the 1920s (30 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Cottrell

Nearby Names Like Cottrell

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Cottrell

Coty Boy
#8357 5,525 births
Cotton Boy
#8316 507 births
Cote Boy
163 births
Cotey Boy
141 births
Cotter Boy
51 births

Compare Cottrell side by side: Cottrell vs Coty Cottrell vs Cotton Cottrell vs Cote

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Related Names

Names with a similar number of total births

Warnie
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141 births · Peak 2020
Geofrey
141 births · Peak 1990
Alverto
141 births · Peak 1976
Timoty
141 births · Peak 1958
Keena
141 births · Peak 1985
Reade
141 births · Peak 1970
Jozsef
141 births · Peak 2005

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Cottrell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1918–2014 (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 Cottrell 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.