Boys' name · since 1996
Kuba
119 babies named Kuba in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 119
- total births
- 1996–2023
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 61%
- born in that decade
Kuba sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 119 recorded since 1996.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kuba has been recorded 119 times among boys since 1996, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2023.
- 119 total births
- 1996–2023 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 61% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Kuba's 119 recorded births place it above 64% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Kuba's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kuba splits its recorded history at 2008: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2011 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kuba popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2023
- Peak year (2007)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Kuba by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Kuba's strongest decade.
73 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Kuba births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
73 births
- 2010s
2010s
34 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 73 births (61% of all-time use).
Kuba by state
Where Kuba concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 31 | 26.1% |
31 of 119 births nationwide.
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- Kuba's decade-level peak was the 2000s (73 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Kubas (31 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 1996–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Kuba: Baby Name Since 1996 - 119 Births, Peak 2007." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kuba. 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 Kuba 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.