Cobain

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Cobain: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Cobain: Recorded since 2001, it reached #2,087 in 2006, and it stood at #5,119 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
15times a registrar ranked it
24years from first to last
#2087highest recorded position
5groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Boys

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 2001–2024

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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
2001	#3134
2002	#2636
2003	#2189
2006	#2087
2007	#4333
2009	#4527
2011	#4647
2012	#3039
2013	#3315
2014	#2964
2016	#3478
2017	#3996
2018	#3959
2019	#4702
2024	#5119

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 15 of the 24 years from 2001 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 2001–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded2001
First recorded at #3134 among boys in England and Wales in 2001 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2001–2024
Highest recorded position: #2087 among boys in England and Wales, in 2006 (recorded 2001–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5119 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Cobain by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Cobain in England and Wales · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
2000sbusiest	27	6 of 10	5
2010s	36	8 of 10	5
2020s	3	1 of 10	3

Across England and Wales · Boys, the 2000s were its busiest decade — the 6 years of it this list covers, averaging 5 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Cobain appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 2001 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #2087 in England and Wales in 2006.

Cobain's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#5119	3	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#4702	3	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#3959	4	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#3996	4	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#3478	5	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#2964	6	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#3315	5	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#3039	6	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#4647	3	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#4527	3	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#4333	3	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#2087	8	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#2189	6	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	male	#2636	4	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	male	#3134	3	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 2001 and 2024, ranked in 15 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #2,087, first reached in 2006.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 8 births, registered in England and Wales in 2006.

Its record falls into 6 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 4 years.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

3decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 3 decades →
4 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years
6separate stretches the record falls into6 to 9 separate stretches →
4 yearslongest absence inside the recorded period4 to 9 years missing →
#5,119position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
8births registered in its largest year, 2006Under 25 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

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Cobey · #1156, 23y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Anirudh · #2087, 19y
Caian · #2087, 15y
Kei · #2087, 18y
Mehrab · #2087, 16y

Also first recorded in the 2000s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 2000 and 2009.

Anirudh · #2087, 19y
Caian · #2087, 15y
Caylan · #2087, 21y
Yoni · #2087, 14y

Cobain and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Cobain without appearing here.

Cobain moved ahead of

Kim Compare
In 2011 they stood at #4527 and #2544 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2012 that had become #3039 and #4805.
Graeme Compare
In 2013 they stood at #4647 and #4647 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2014 that had become #2964 and #4632.
Morten Compare
In 2013 they stood at #4647 and #2390 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2014 that had become #2964 and #4632.
Tayla Compare
In 2012 they stood at #4527 and #2318 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2013 that had become #3315 and #4685.

Moved ahead of Cobain

Rune Compare
In 2018 they stood at #3959 and #4749 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2019 that had become #4702 and #2104.
Aksel Compare
In 2012 they stood at #3039 and #3416 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2013 that had become #3315 and #2403.
Nicola Compare
In 2016 they stood at #3478 and #4810 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2017 that had become #3996 and #3449.
Willow Compare
In 2015 they stood at #2964 and #3362 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2016 that had become #3478 and #3079.

Moved the opposite way to Cobain

Albie Compare
Between 2001 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Cobain went from #3134 to #5119 while Albie went from #728 to #19.
Alfie Compare
Between 2001 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Cobain went from #3134 to #5119 while Alfie went from #54 to #16.
Alfred Compare
Between 2001 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Cobain went from #3134 to #5119 while Alfred went from #149 to #81.
Archie Compare
Between 2001 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Cobain went from #3134 to #5119 while Archie went from #60 to #10.

Moved the same way as Cobain

Aaron Compare
Between 2001 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Cobain went from #3134 to #5119 and Aaron from #40 to #154.
Adam Compare
Between 2001 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Cobain went from #3134 to #5119 and Adam from #16 to #35.
Alan Compare
Between 2001 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Cobain went from #3134 to #5119 and Alan from #270 to #592.
Alex Compare
Between 2001 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Cobain went from #3134 to #5119 and Alex from #45 to #171.

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Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 2001 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #2087 in England and Wales in 2006. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Cobain

Cobain at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Cobain by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Cobain appears in

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Cobain at a glance

Cobain by decade in England and Wales · Boys

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What the record shows

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Also first recorded in the 2000s

Cobain and the names beside it

Cobain moved ahead of

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