Boys' name · since 1975
Cuahutemoc
Cuahutemoc has 146 recorded births since 1975 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2001 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,911 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 146
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
Cuahutemoc sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 146 recorded since 1975.
Social Security Administration records show Cuahutemoc recorded 146 times among boys since 1975, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2008.
- #14,911 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 146 born since 1975
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cuahutemoc ranks #14,911 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 146 born since 1975, peaking in the 2000s.
- #14,911 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 146
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
Cuahutemoc's 146 recorded births place it above 67.11% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Cuahutemoc's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Cuahutemoc splits its recorded history at 2000: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1986 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2001 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Cuahutemoc popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2008
- Peak year (2001)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2008.
146 total births across 34 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2001 with 12 births in a single year.
Cuahutemoc by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (81 births, 55% of the file).
2000s was Cuahutemoc's strongest decade.
81 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Cuahutemoc births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s 18
1980s
18 births
- 1990s
1990s
36 births
- 2000s
2000s
81 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 81 births (55% of all-time use).
Cuahutemoc decade highlights
- Peak decade 81 births
- Runner-up 36 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Cuahutemoc by state
Where Cuahutemoc concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 39 | 26.7% |
39 of 146 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- California 26.7% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 26.7% of all recorded births nationwide - a strong regional concentration for this name.
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- California records the most Cuahutemocs (39 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Cuahutemoc: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1975–2008 (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 Cuahutemoc 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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