Cottrell — boys' name

What the Data Says About Cottrell

The Social Security Administration has registered 141 babies named Cottrell between 1918 and 2014, spanning 97 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Cottrell currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cottrell performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 30 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Cottrell shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cottrell 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 141 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.