Recorded 1975–2008 Boys' name Peak 2001 146 births

Cuahutemoc — boys' name

146 babies named Cuahutemoc in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s111980s181990s362000s81
2000s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Cuahutemoc was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

12 babies were named Cuahutemoc in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cuahutemoc

The Social Security Administration has registered 146 babies named Cuahutemoc between 1975 and 2008, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Cuahutemoc currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cuahutemoc performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 81 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Cuahutemoc shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 39 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Cuahutemoc in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cuahutemoc in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 146 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Cuahutemoc at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

146

Since 1975

34 years of records

Peak year

2001

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1975

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2008

Cuahutemoc popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1975

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (2001)
12
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
468101214 2008200520021999199319861975 11

Cuahutemoc by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
81 births that decade — 55% of Cuahutemoc's all-time total
1970s111980s181990s362000s81

Cuahutemoc by state

Where Cuahutemoc concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Cuahutemoc
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
39 26.7%
California share of Cuahutemoc's total US births 26.7%

39 of 146 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cuahutemoc?
146 babies have been named Cuahutemoc since 1975. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 2001 with 12 births.
When was Cuahutemoc most popular?
Cuahutemoc was most popular in the 2000s decade with 81 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Where is Cuahutemoc most popular?
The top states for the name Cuahutemoc are California (39 births).
How long has the name Cuahutemoc been used?
Cuahutemoc has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 34 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Cuahutemoc?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cuauhtemoc, Cuauhtli, Cuahtemoc. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1975–2008 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.