Cove
Cove was the 1192nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 171 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,223 places. More babies were named Cove in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,192 boys, up 789 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 171boys
- Girls and boys
- 36% girls, 64% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025171 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,696babies recorded
Cove popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,933 | #1,192 | 100 | 171 |
| 2020 | #4,788 | #1,981 | 27 | 72 |
| 2010 | — | #5,527 | — | 16 |
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How popular is Cove, counting every spelling?
Cove is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #975 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,192 for Cove on its own. Together these spellings went to 221 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cove | 171 | #1,192 | 692 |
| Kove | 50 | #2,627 | 318 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Cove?
171 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Cove (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Cove born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 49 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Cove.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Cove?
About 1,200 people born in the US named Cove are alive today, with a median age of 4; half are between 2 and 9. That makes Cove a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Cove by state
How common Cove was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Utah (4.7×), Tennessee (2.5×), Indiana (1.6×). In 32 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Cove: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Cove, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Cove
How popular is the name Cove?
Cove was the 1192nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 171 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,223 places. More babies were named Cove in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Cove a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 36% girls, 64% boys given the name Cove in the US.
Where is Cove most popular?
In 2021–2025, Cove was most common in Utah (0.38 per 1,000 boys), followed by Tennessee and Arkansas.