Cotton is a rare boys' name that peaked in 2015 and has grown less common since.
Cotton is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #8,388 for boy births in the United States (and #17,431 across all names), given to 9 babies. Cotton first appears in 1918 and peaked in 2015 (31 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | 9 | #8,388 |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 | #8,458 |
| 2023 | 12 | 12 | #6,980 |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 | #7,878 |
| 2021 | 13 | 13 | #6,401 |
| 2020 | 16 | 16 | #5,504 |
| 2019 | 22 | 22 | #4,510 |
| 2018 | 20 | 20 | #4,778 |
| 2017 | 17 | 17 | #5,334 |
| 2016 | 18 | 18 | #5,174 |
| 2015 | 31 | 31 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 22 | 22 | #4,421 |
| 2013 | 20 | 20 | #4,652 |
| 2012 | 13 | 13 | #6,388 |
| 2011 | 30 | 30 | #3,528 |
| 2010 | 17 | 17 | #5,291 |
| 2009 | 17 | 17 | #5,370 |
| 2008 | 9 | 9 | #8,438 |
| 2007 | 13 | 13 | #6,337 |
| 2006 | 13 | 13 | #6,167 |
| 2005 | 17 | 17 | #4,865 |
| 2004 | 12 | 12 | #6,208 |
| 2003 | 7 | 7 | #8,833 |
| 2001 | 11 | 11 | #6,096 |
| 2000 | 5 | 5 | #10,676 |
| 1999 | 11 | 11 | #5,725 |
| 1998 | 10 | 10 | #5,910 |
| 1997 | 13 | — | #4,710 |
| 1996 | 5 | — | #9,269 |
| 1994 | 5 | — | #9,057 |
| 1993 | 6 | — | #7,804 |
| 1992 | 11 | — | #4,936 |
| 1991 | 9 | — | #5,592 |
| 1990 | 6 | — | #7,351 |
| 1989 | 8 | — | #5,732 |
| 1988 | 12 | — | #3,954 |
| 1986 | 7 | — | #5,442 |
| 1980 | 5 | — | #6,428 |
| 1979 | 5 | — | #6,220 |
| 1973 | 6 | — | #4,603 |
| 1918 | 5 | — | #4,307 |