Boys' name · since 1956

Cubby

Cubby has 34 recorded births since 1956 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1957 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#24,878 of 45,481
all-time among boys
34
born since 1956
1950s
peak decade

Cubby sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 34 recorded since 1956.

Cubby has 34 recorded births among boys since 1956, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 1963.

  • #24,878 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 34 born since 1956
  • 1950s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cubby ranks #24,878 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 34 born since 1956, peaking in the 1950s.

#24,878 of 45,481
all-time among boys
34
born since 1956
1950s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Cubby's 34 recorded births place it above 44.95% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Cubby's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Cubby splits its recorded history at 1958: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1959 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1957 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Cubby popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1963
Peak year (1957)
10
Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
4681012 19561957195819591963 5

Cubby by decade

1950s is the heaviest window (29 births, 85% of the file).

1950s was Cubby's strongest decade.

29 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 85% of all-time use.

Cubby births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1950s at 29 births (85% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cubby? ▼
Cubby has been given to 34 babies in the U.S. since 1956, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #24,878 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1963. 10 babies were born in 1957, its single highest year.
Where does Cubby sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cubby ranks #24,878 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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? ▼
The SSA has tracked Cubby since 1956 -- 8 years through the most recent 1963 data.
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.

What to do with Cubby's data

  • Cubby's decade-level peak was the 1950s (29 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Cubby

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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Cubby

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Cubby: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 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, 1956–1963 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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 Cubby 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 August 2026.