Recorded 1956–1963 Boys' name Peak 1957 34 births

Cubby — boys' name

34 babies named Cubby in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 1957. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s291960s5
1950s
Peak decade

85% of everyone ever named Cubby was born in this single decade.

1957
Single peak year

10 babies were named Cubby in 1957 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cubby

The Social Security Administration has registered 34 babies named Cubby between 1956 and 1963, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Cubby currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1963. The name reached its historical peak in 1957, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cubby performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 29 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Cubby shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cubby 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 34 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.

Cubby at a glance

Last recorded 1963

Total births

34

Since 1956

8 years of records

Peak year

1957

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1963

Active since

1956

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 1963

Cubby popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–1956

Last recorded 1963
Peak year (1957)
10
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
4681012 19631959195819571956 6

Cubby by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
29 births that decade — 85% of Cubby's all-time total
1950s291960s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cubby?
34 babies have been named Cubby since 1956. It was last recorded in 1963. The peak year was 1957 with 10 births.
When was Cubby most popular?
Cubby was most popular in the 1950s decade with 29 total births. The single peak year was 1957.
How long has the name Cubby been used?
Cubby has been recorded in Social Security data since 1956, spanning 8 years of data through 1963.
What names are similar to Cubby?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cub, Cuba, 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, 1956–1963 (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.