Cougar
#11,558 most common boys' name of all time · #29,547 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1987–2011
Rank among boys
#11,558
Rank overall
#29,547 of 105,966
First appeared
1987
Years on the list
21 of 146
All-time
206
Since 2016
0
Peak year
2007 #5,337
Best rank
#5,196 1997
Girls
Boys
peak 17/yr
Cougar first appears in 1987. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,380 |
| 2010 | — | 11 | 11 | #7,325 |
| 2009 | — | 10 | 10 | #7,987 |
| 2008 | — | 10 | 10 | #8,006 |
| 2007 | — | 17 | 17 | #5,337 |
| 2006 | — | 10 | 10 | #7,736 |
| 2005 | — | 16 | 16 | #5,200 |
| 2004 | — | 15 | 15 | #5,401 |
| 2003 | — | 11 | 11 | #6,539 |
| 2002 | — | 14 | 14 | #5,304 |
| 2001 | — | 13 | 13 | #5,569 |
| 2000 | — | 9 | 9 | #7,183 |
| 1999 | — | 5 | 5 | #10,688 |
| 1998 | — | 11 | 11 | #5,730 |
| 1997 | — | 12 | 12 | #5,196 |
| 1996 | — | 5 | 5 | #9,825 |
| 1992 | — | 7 | 7 | #7,214 |
| 1991 | — | 5 | 5 | #9,189 |
| 1989 | — | 8 | 8 | #6,172 |
| 1988 | — | 5 | 5 | #8,222 |
| 1987 | — | 6 | 6 | #6,875 |