boy's name
Cuauhtemoc
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 4
- Letters 10
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,239
Cuauhtemoc is a boy's name with 4 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2007, when 47 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 276,319 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1949.
- 4 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Cuauhtemoc over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1940s 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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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 5 |
| 1950s | 8 |
| 1960s | 31 |
| 1970s | 128 |
| 1980s | 116 |
| 1990s | 248 |
| 2000s | 405 |
| 2010s | 195 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 103 |
How popular is Cuauhtemoc?
In 2025, Cuauhtemoc was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
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 Cuauhtemoc
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Cuauhtemoc also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Cuauhtemoc over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Cuauhtemoc
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Cuauhtemoc — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Cuauhtemoc
How popular is the name Cuauhtemoc?
In 2025, Cuauhtemoc was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Cuauhtemoc a girl's or a boy's name?
Cuauhtemoc is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Cuauhtemoc?
Cuauhtemoc has 4 syllables.
When was Cuauhtemoc most popular?
Cuauhtemoc peaked in 2007, when 47 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Cuauhtemoc a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Cuauhtemoc currently ranks #7,005 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.