Coco

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A few things about Coco you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Coco

Coco Lee

Hong Kong singer (1975–2023)

Choose Coco and your child shares a first name with Coco Lee, a Hong Kong singer. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Coco, like who?” Coco Lee's Wikipedia article is available in 39 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 20,619 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Coco, 78 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Coco would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryCoco first shows up in US birth records in 1972, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 53 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2020, when it reached #1,849.
• 📈Then vs nowCoco is 4.6× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 95,238 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 20,619.
• 🍂TrendCoco has slipped 477 places over the last five years and now sits at #2,326. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedCoco is most popular in Hawaii, where it ranks #168, followed by Minnesota (#835). It's in the top 1,000 in 2 states.

About the name Coco

Coco is a girl name of American, French and Spanish origin. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, starting with C and ending in “-oco”. US birth records list Coco for girls from 1972 to 2025, in 48 of those 54 years. Its best year was 2020, when it ranked #1,849 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #2,326, with 78 babies.

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