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Origin & history of Cotton1
Modern American roots
Cotton comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning Soft fabric from cotton plant..
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How popular is Cotton?
2015
peak year
Cotton reached its widest reach during the 2010s. In 2015, 31 babies received the name (ranked #3526). In the present decade it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #5849), with about 17 babies given the name annually. Cotton has been declining in recent years. The all-time total comes to roughly 497 registrations.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
31
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #3,526)
(ranked #3,526)
17
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
170
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
497
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Cotton6
Life path number
The Nurturer
Nurturing, love and responsibility.
❤️Nurturing
🏡Home-centred
⚖️Just
🌸Generous
C3
O6
T2
T2
O6
N5
Sum: 24 → Life path 6
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Personality of Cotton❤️
Nurturing heart
They notice when someone is struggling before anyone else.
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Creates warmth
Their circle is warmer for their presence.
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Strong morals
They know what's right and stand by it.
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Quietly selfless
They give and give, often without realising how much.
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Names that combine with CottonSibling pairings that share the timeless, classic energy of Cotton.
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7
Life path number
How we calculated this
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