Unisex name · since 1997
Cove
Since 1997, U.S. Social Security records show 1,224 babies named Cove, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,512 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,191 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,224
- born since 1997
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Cove is the #1191 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 1,224 recorded since 1997.
Social Security Administration records show Cove recorded 1,224 times among boys since 1997, holding rank #1191 nationally today, ahead of 91% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2025.
- #4,512 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,191 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,224 born since 1997
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cove ranks #4,512 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,191 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,224 born since 1997, peaking in the 2020s.
- #4,512 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,191 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,224
- born since 1997
- 2020s
- peak decade
Cove's 1,224 recorded births place it above 90.07% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
19 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Cove compares
1,224 Top 29% higher than 71% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Cove's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cove | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,224 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 171 | 34 | 22,252 |
Cove's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Cove's full recorded timeline at 2014, 88% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 12% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1997, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 171 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Cove popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 171
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Cove popularity over time - girls
472 total births recorded since 2014 (Cove as girls' name)
Cove by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (764 births, 62% of the file).
2020s was Cove's strongest decade.
764 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Cove births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 53
2000s
53 births
- 2010s
2010s
402 births
- 2020s
2020s
764 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 764 births (62% of all-time use).
How Cove compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Cove's total volume
Cove by state
Where Cove concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 137 | 11.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 74 | 6.0% |
| #3 | Utah | | 60 | 4.9% |
| #4 | Florida | | 49 | 4.0% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 36 | 2.9% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 20 | 1.6% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 18 | 1.5% |
| #8 | Washington | | 17 | 1.4% |
137 of 1,224 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.
Cove appears in 19 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Cove's data
- California records the most Coves (137 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Cove: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1997–2025 (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 Cove 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.