Cuthbert — boys' name
151 babies named Cuthbert in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1930. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
44% of everyone ever named Cuthbert was born in this single decade.
13 babies were named Cuthbert in 1930 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Cuthbert
The Social Security Administration has registered 151 babies named Cuthbert between 1912 and 1955, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Cuthbert currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1955. The name reached its historical peak in 1930, when 13 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Cuthbert performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 66 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Cuthbert shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Cuthbert 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 151 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.
Cuthbert at a glance
Last recorded 1955Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Cuthbert popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–1912
- Peak year (1930)
- 13
- Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1955.
151 total births across 44 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1930 with 13 births in a single year.
Cuthbert by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1910s
- 66 births that decade — 44% of Cuthbert's all-time total
Cuthbert decade highlights
- Peak decade 66 births
- Runner-up 50 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1910s was Cuthbert's strongest decade
66 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 44% 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, 1912–1955 (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.