boy's name

Coburn

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 6
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 259

Coburn is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Peaked in 1943, when 10 babies were given the name.
  • After peaking in the 1940s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
  • Today about 1 in 663,130 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1913.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Coburn over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

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Births named Coburn by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1910s 21
1920s 42
1930s 21
1940s 45
1960s 5
1970s 7
1980s 5
1990s 22
2000s 10
2010s 33
2020s (to 2025) 41

How popular is Coburn?

In 2025, Coburn was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Where Coburn is used

England & Wales #5,389 3 in 2014
United States #12,677 5 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Coburn

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Coburn also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Coburn over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Coburn

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Coburn — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Coburn

How popular is the name Coburn?

In 2025, Coburn was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Is Coburn a girl's or a boy's name?

Coburn is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Coburn?

Coburn has 2 syllables.

When was Coburn most popular?

Coburn peaked in 1943, when 10 babies were given the name. After peaking in the 1940s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.

Is Coburn a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Coburn currently ranks #12,677 in the United States. After peaking in the 1940s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.