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Cove

Unisex

Meaning of Cove: English: 'a small bay'

Cove is a unisex name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 891st most popular name in the United States in 2025 and 757th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#891

271 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#757

45 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,696

First recorded 1997 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

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: 5 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 0 babies2000: 0 babies20002001: 5 babies2002: 0 babies2003: 5 babies2004: 7 babies2005: 0 babies2006: 5 babies2007: 5 babies2008: 15 babies2009: 11 babies2010: 16 babies20102011: 19 babies2012: 28 babies2013: 28 babies2014: 28 babies2015: 58 babies2016: 51 babies2017: 59 babies2018: 67 babies2019: 98 babies2020: 99 babies20202021: 112 babies2022: 216 babies2023: 239 babies2024: 249 babies2025: 271 babies
US babies named Cove per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 271.

Gender split

72% boys · 28% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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