NameTides

Cove

Cove was the #1,191 boys' name in the US in 2025 (171 babies), and #444 in England & Wales and #1,251 in Canada.

Cove as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Cove as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandEngland & WalesIrelandCanadaUS
Cove as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
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YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#1,191 (171)#444 (87)#316 (11)#676 (4)#1,251 (19)
2024#1,205 (168)#757 (45)#432 (7)—#1,583 (13)
2023#1,315 (145)#738 (45)#533 (5)—#1,283 (16)
2022#1,374 (136)#1,143 (24)#703 (3)——
2021#2,040 (72)#2,125 (10)——#1,761 (10)
2020#1,977 (72)#2,404 (8)———
2019#1,823 (83)#2,266 (9)——#1,634 (11)
2018#2,300 (58)#2,445 (8)——#2,403 (6)
2017#2,493 (51)#3,996 (4)——#2,439 (6)
2016#2,726 (44)———#1,988 (8)
2015#2,412 (53)———#1,956 (8)
2014#4,392 (22)#4,632 (3)——#2,667 (5)
2013#3,661 (28)———#2,305 (6)
2012#3,714 (28)————
2011#4,822 (19)————

Cove as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Cove as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaEngland & WalesUS
Cove as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
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YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#1,927 (100)#1,512 (20)#387 (8)#397 (3)#608 (5)#1,495 (16)
2024#2,282 (81)#1,128 (30)———#1,833 (12)
2023#2,062 (94)#1,959 (14)#630 (4)——#1,898 (11)
2022#2,319 (80)#1,849 (15)———#1,482 (15)
2021#3,735 (40)#2,499 (10)———#1,778 (12)
2020#4,757 (27)#2,615 (9)———#1,877 (11)
2019#7,342 (15)—————
2018#10,545 (9)—————
2017#11,615 (8)—————
2016#12,876 (7)—————
2015#16,419 (5)—————
2014#14,558 (6)—————

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #1,191.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1997.
  • In 2025, 37% of US babies named Cove were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 10,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 10,000uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 3,100uncommon
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 1,800uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 5,900uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 8,400uncommon
USGirls2025about 1 in 16,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 13,000rare
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 2,200uncommon
Northern IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 2,400uncommon
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 4,200uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 9,300uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Cove is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 7,100 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 4,700 to 1 in 11,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Cove by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #999WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: #529ORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #844INOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: #1,094PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,299CAUtah: #441UTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: #708KYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #1,089VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #520TNNorth Carolina: #1,277NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #1,216GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,555TXFlorida: #1,256FL
Cove (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
CoveCanadaGirls#1,49516
CoveCanadaBoys#1,25119
CoveEngland & WalesGirls#1,51220
CoveEngland & WalesBoys#44487
CoveIrelandGirls#6085
CoveIrelandBoys#6764
CoveNorthern IrelandGirls#3973
CoveNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
CoveScotlandGirls#3878
CoveScotlandBoys#31611
CoveUSGirls#1,927100
CoveUSBoys#1,191171