Is Cotton a boy or girl name?

Cotton is a boy’s name. Of the 507 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Cotton

Recorded 1918–2025 · United States

Cotton was most popular in 2015, when 31 American babies were given the name — ranking #7,748 that year. In 2025 it ranked #17,163, with 9 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 507 people named Cotton.

Cotton over time

Births per year. The dot marks Cotton’s peak in 2015. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Cotton a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Cotton is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 507 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org