Girls' name · since 1999

Coumba

Since 1999, U.S. Social Security records show 220 babies named Coumba, peaking in 2014. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#9913
among girls today
220
born since 1999
2010s
peak decade
44%
more common than other girls

Coumba currently ranks #9913 among girls' names in America, with 220 babies recorded since 1999.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Coumba has been recorded 220 times among girls since 1999, currently ranked #9913 nationally and more common than 44% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2025.

  • #9913 among girls today
  • 220 born since 1999
  • 2010s peak decade
  • 44% more common than other girls

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

Coumba is currently the #9913 girls' name in America, more common than 44% of girls - 220 born since 1999, peaking in the 2010s.

#9913
among girls today
220
born since 1999
2010s
peak decade
44%
more common than other girls

Coumba vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings

0%100%Median name50%44%
Coumba vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#9913
of 17,726 girls in use

More common than 44% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Coumba was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

15 babies were named Coumba in 2014 - its busiest year on record.

How Coumba compares

220 39th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Coumba's all-time total is 42% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Coumba Median girls name (Emerly) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 220 382 567,345
Peak-year births 15 48 19,840

Coumba's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Coumba's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2005, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2014 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Coumba at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

220

Since 1999

27 years of records

Peak year

2014

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#9,913

Among girls

As of 2025

Active since

1999

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2025

Coumba popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2014)
15
Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
05101520 1999200420082012201720212025 6

Coumba by decade

Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance

2010s was Coumba's strongest decade.

86 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.

Coumba births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 86 births (39% of all-time use).

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

Coumba by state

Where Coumba concentrates geographically, total births since 1999

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Coumba
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
27 12.3%
New York share of Coumba's total US births 12.3%

27 of 220 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Coumba?
Since 1999, Social Security records show 220 babies named Coumba. Today it holds rank #9913 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2014, with 15 births.
When was Coumba most popular?
Coumba was most popular in the 2010s decade with 86 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
Where is Coumba most popular?
The top states for the name Coumba are New York (27 births).
How long has the name Coumba been used?
Coumba has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 27 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Coumba?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Courtney, Courtnie, Courtnee, Courtenay, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Coumba's data

  • Coumba's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (86 total births) through the 2020s (49) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • New York records the most Coumbas (27 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

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

Data Sources

Data as of June 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, 1999–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Coumba: #9913 Girls' Name - 220 Births, Peak 2014." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/coumba. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Coumba 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 June 2026.