Is Cuba a boy or girl name?

Cuba is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 616 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 92.4% were girls and 7.6% were boys.

Name Legacy

Cuba

Recorded 1891–2008 · United States

Cuba was most popular in 1898, when 29 American babies were given the name — ranking #944 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 616 people named Cuba.

Cuba over time

Births per year. The dot marks Cuba’s peak in 1898. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Cuba a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Cuba is mostly a girl’s name — 92.4% of the 616 Americans given it were girls and 7.6% were 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.

Names that peaked alongside Cuba

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