Cove
A unisex name of Old English origin, meaning small bay or inlet.
Babies a year
87
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#444
87 babies · up from #757
Cove by the numbers
In 2025, 87 babies in England and Wales were named Cove. In the US, 58 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 53 babies in 2015, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Cove. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Coye7 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Cove
Names that are said the same way as Cove, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Kove11 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Cove
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