Cobain comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning Surname; no clear origin..
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How popular is Cobain?
2017peak year
The name Cobain reached its peak in 2017, with 20 registrations (ranked #4771). It had only entered records 13 years earlier, in 2004. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #7456) today, averaging about 13 new babies per year. Cobain has been declining in recent years. Across all years on record, approximately 195 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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