Names / Boy names
Cobalt
Current rank
—
outside the top 1,000
All-time peak
#9,838
in 2014
First recorded
2014
in U.S. data
Children named
23
since 2014
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #9,838 in 2014 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Recorded as a boys' name, Cobalt was first recorded in 2014. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. Only about 23 children have carried it, making it genuinely rare.