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Cobain

Boy

Meaning of Cobain: Irish: 'dweller by the cul-bheann'

Cobain is a boy's name most strongly associated with Irish naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 7298th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 5119th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#7298

10 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5119

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

205

First recorded 2004 · peak 2017

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 0 babies2000: 0 babies20002001: 0 babies2002: 0 babies2003: 0 babies2004: 5 babies2005: 6 babies2006: 0 babies2007: 5 babies2008: 7 babies2009: 5 babies2010: 8 babies20102011: 12 babies2012: 6 babies2013: 7 babies2014: 8 babies2015: 12 babies2016: 13 babies2017: 20 babies2018: 14 babies2019: 18 babies2020: 7 babies20202021: 12 babies2022: 19 babies2023: 5 babies2024: 6 babies2025: 10 babies
US babies named Cobain per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 20.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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