Recorded 1996–2023 Boys' name Peak 2007 119 births

Kuba — boys' name

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.

1990s62000s732010s342020s6
2000s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Kuba was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

12 babies were named Kuba in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kuba

The Social Security Administration has registered 119 babies named Kuba between 1996 and 2023, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kuba currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kuba performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 73 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kuba shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 31 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kuba in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kuba 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 119 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.

Kuba at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

119

Since 1996

28 years of records

Peak year

2007

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1996

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2023

Kuba popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1996

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2007)
12
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
468101214 202320172011200920072005200320011996 6

Kuba by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
73 births that decade — 61% of Kuba's all-time total
1990s62000s732010s342020s6

Kuba by state

Where Kuba concentrates geographically — total births since 1996

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kuba
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
31 26.1%
Illinois share of Kuba's total US births 26.1%

31 of 119 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kuba?
119 babies have been named Kuba since 1996. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2007 with 12 births.
When was Kuba most popular?
Kuba was most popular in the 2000s decade with 73 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Kuba most popular?
The top states for the name Kuba are Illinois (31 births).
How long has the name Kuba been used?
Kuba has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 28 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Kuba?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kubrick, Kubo. 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, 1996–2023 (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.