Total births
70
Boys' name · since 2015
Cub
Cub has 70 recorded births since 2015 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2017 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10674
- among boys today
- 70
- born since 2015
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 25%
- more common than other boys
70 babies have been named Cub since 2015, making it today's #10674 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cub has been recorded 70 times among boys since 2015, currently ranked #10674 nationally and more common than 25% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2015 to 2025.
- #10674 among boys today
- 70 born since 2015
- 2020s peak decade
- 25% more common than other boys
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Cub is currently the #10674 boys' name in America, more common than 25% of boys - 70 born since 2015, peaking in the 2020s.
- #10674
- among boys today
- 70
- born since 2015
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 25%
- more common than other boys
Cub vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#10674
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 25% of names given to boys today.
2020s
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.
How Cub compares
70 21st percentile among 14,294 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Cub's all-time total is 81% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cub | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 70 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 11 | 23 | 22,252 |
Cub's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Cub's SSA record in two at 2021 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 2018, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2017 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Cub at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2017
Current rank
#10,674
Active since
2015
Cub popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Cub by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Cub's strongest decade.
37 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Cub births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
33 births
- 2020s
2020s
37 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 37 births (53% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Cub? ▼
70 babies have been named Cub since 2015. It currently ranks #10674 among boys. The peak year was 2017 with 11 births.
When was Cub most popular? ▼
Cub was most popular in the 2020s decade with 37 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 11 years of data through 2025.
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.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2015–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Cub: #10674 Boys' Name - 70 Births, Peak 2017." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/cub. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Cub 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 July 2026.