Is Cove a boy or girl name?
Cove is used for both, more often for boys in the US. In 2024, 81 girls and 167 boys were named Cove, so 32.7% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 26.2% of the 1,422 US babies named Cove were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,207
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,279
- Babies named Cove since 1997
- 1,422
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 248 babies
Boys and girls named Cove, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 167 | #1,207 | 81 | #2,279 |
| 2023 | 144 | #1,319 | 94 | #2,063 |
| 2022 | 135 | #1,381 | 80 | #2,320 |
| 2021 | 72 | #2,041 | 40 | #3,752 |
| 2020 | 72 | #1,980 | 27 | #4,786 |
| 2019 | 83 | #1,826 | 15 | #7,438 |
| 2018 | 58 | #2,307 | 9 | #10,756 |
| 2017 | 51 | #2,495 | 8 | #11,893 |
| 2016 | 44 | #2,732 | 7 | #13,218 |
| 2015 | 53 | #2,415 | 5 | #17,039 |
| 2014 | 22 | #4,420 | 6 | #14,992 |
| 2013 | 28 | #3,676 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 28 | #3,731 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 19 | #4,849 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 16 | #5,527 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 11 | #7,315 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 15 | #5,823 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 5 | #12,716 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,393 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 7 | #9,132 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 5 | #11,213 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 5 | #10,897 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 5 | #9,537 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Cove reached #1,207 in 2024. As a girl name, it reached #2,063 in 2023. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.