Unisex name · since 2006

Coven

60 babies named Coven in U.S. Social Security records since 2006, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#20,858 of 45,481
all-time among boys
60
born since 2006
2010s
peak decade

Coven sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 60 recorded since 2006.

Coven has 60 recorded births among boys since 2006, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2006 to 2023.

  • #20,858 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 60 born since 2006
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Coven ranks #20,858 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 60 born since 2006, peaking in the 2010s.

#20,858 of 45,481
all-time among boys
60
born since 2006
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Coven's 60 recorded births place it above 53.94% 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.

Coven's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Coven's SSA record in two at 2017 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 2010, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2018 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Coven popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2023

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2018)
8
Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
456789 2006200920102013201620172018202020222023 6

Coven popularity over time - girls

6 total births recorded since 2025 (Coven as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 6 births
6 2025 6

Coven by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (28 births, 47% of the file).

2010s was Coven's strongest decade.

28 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.

Coven births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 28 births (47% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Coven? ▼
60 babies have been named Coven since 2006. All-time, it sits at #20,858 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2018 with 8 births.
Where does Coven sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Coven ranks #20,858 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 Coven most popular? ▼
Coven was most popular in the 2010s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
Is Coven a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Coven is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 60 births, and as a girl's name it has 6 births.
How long has the name Coven been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Coven since 2006 -- 18 years through the most recent 2023 data.
What names are similar to Coven? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cove, Covey, Covin, Covington, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Coven's data

  • Coven's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (28 total births) through the 2020s (19) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

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

Keep exploring Coven

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

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Coven: 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, 2006–2023 (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 Coven 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.