How Many People Are Named Cobain?
An estimated 193 people in the United States have the first name Cobain. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 10 years old, and Cobain peaked in popularity in 2017 with 20 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Cobain as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Cobain paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
193
About 1 in 1,775,929 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
10
years old
Peak Year
2017
20 births
Total Registered
195
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Cobain
Cobain is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 195 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Cobain as a male name
Ranked #11,159 in 2024
6 male births in 2024
Peak: 2017 (20 births)
Cobain: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Cobain span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 118 babies were registered. While Cobain is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Cobain by Decade
How has Cobain tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Cobain by State
Cobain + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Cobain as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Cobain
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Cobain: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cobain?
We estimate approximately 193 people named Cobain are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,775,929 Americans share this first name.
Is Cobain a common name?
Cobain is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 73.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 195 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Cobain most popular?
Cobain reached peak popularity in 2017, when 20 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Cobain is approximately 10 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Cobain a male name?
Cobain is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Cobain Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Cobain Smith, Cobain Johnson, Cobain Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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