US rank #10632 Boys' name Peak 2017 62 births

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.

2010s332020s29
#10632
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 25% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Cub was born in this single decade.

2017
Single peak year

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

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

62

Since 2015

10 years of records

Peak year

2017

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#10,632

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2015

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 2024

Cub popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2015

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2017)
11
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
4681012 20242023202220212019201820172015 7

Cub by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
33 births that decade — 53% of Cub's all-time total
2010s332020s29

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cub?
62 babies have been named Cub since 2015. It currently ranks #10632 among boys. The peak year was 2017 with 11 births.
When was Cub most popular?
Cub was most popular in the 2010s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
How long has the name Cub been used?
Cub has been recorded in Social Security data since 2015, spanning 10 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Cub?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cuba, Cubby, Cuban, Cubie, and 1 more. 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, 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.