Cove
Cove is outside the top 1,000 in 2024, with 167 births. It has never entered the top 1,000.
- Rank in 2024
- —outside the top 1,000
- Births in 2024
- 1670.01% of boys
- Peak year
- 2024167 births
- Best rank
- —never in the top 1,000
- Since 1997
- 1,422people given the name
The story in the numbers
1,050 boys have been named Cove in the United States since 1997, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2024, with 167 births.
It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2024, within the last few years of data.
Half of everyone given the name was born by 2020, and the 2020s alone account for 56%.
Cove is used for both sexes: 26% of its bearers are girls (372), most of them born around 2023.
By decade
In 2024, its biggest year
Cove was outside the top 1,000 that year. The top five boys’ names of 2024 were Liam, Noah, Oliver, Theodore and James. See all of 2024.
Names that rose and fell with Cove
Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.
- Lianpeak 2024
- Azaiahpeak 2024
- Ryattpeak 2024
- Tadeopeak 2024
- Kreedpeak 2024
- Marspeak 2023
- Eidenpeak 2024
- Briggspeak 2024
What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.