Cub — #10632 US boys' name
62 babies named Cub in U.S. Social Security records since 2015, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 25% of names given to boys today.
53% of everyone ever named Cub was born in this single decade.
11 babies were named Cub in 2017 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Cub
The Social Security Administration has registered 62 babies named Cub between 2015 and 2024, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Cub currently holds the #10632 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 11 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Cub performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 33 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Cub shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.
No etymological entry is currently available for Cub 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 62 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.
Cub at a glance
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Current rank
Active since
Cub popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2015
- Peak year (2017)
- 11
- Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
Currently ranks #10632 among boys.
62 total births across 10 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2017 with 11 births in a single year.
Cub by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 33 births that decade — 53% of Cub's all-time total
Cub decade highlights
- Peak decade 33 births
- Runner-up 29 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2010s was Cub's strongest decade
33 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 53% of all-time use.
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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, 2015–2024 (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.