Cuauhtemoc first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1949. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2007, 47 babies received the name (ranked #2615). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #5570), with roughly 17 babies named Cuauhtemoc each year. Cuauhtemoc's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 1,227 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.