Names / Unisex names
Cove
Current rank
#1,192
and rising
All-time peak
#1,192
in 2025
First recorded
1997
in U.S. data
Children named
1,600
since 1997
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #1,192 in 2025 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Small coastal inlet (English word name). Stateside, it makes its debut in 1997. It has been picking up quiet momentum lately, though it stays below the top 1,000. Its strongest year was 2025, at #1,192 nationally. Over 1,600 have carried it since records began.