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.
- #18,836 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,939 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 220
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Coumba currently ranks #13939 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 #13939 nationally and more common than 19% 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.
- #18,836 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,939 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 220 born since 1999
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Coumba ranks #18,836 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,939 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 220 born since 1999, peaking in the 2010s.
- #18,836 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,939 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 220
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Coumba's 220 recorded births place it above 73.91% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Coumba compares
220 39th percentile among 17,297 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 41% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Coumba | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 220 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 21 | 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 popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Currently ranks #13939 among girls.
220 total births across 27 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2014 with 15 births in a single year.
Coumba by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (86 births, 39% of the file).
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
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
79 births
- 2010s
2010s
86 births
- 2020s
2020s
49 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 86 births (39% of all-time use).
Coumba decade highlights
- Peak decade 86 births
- Runner-up 79 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Coumba by state
Where Coumba concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 27 | 12.3% |
27 of 220 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- New York 12.3% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
New York accounts for 12.3% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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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
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 Coumba: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1999–2025 (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 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 August 2026.
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