Cove: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “small coastal bay”
- Origin
- English
- Say it
- KOHV · 1 syllable
- Used for
- Both (26% girls, 74% boys since 1880)
Cove is a modern word name from English, referring to a small sheltered bay. As a given name, it is contemporary rather than traditional.
How popular is Cove?
Babies named Cove in 2024248
2024 rank#1,211 boys
Peak year2024
Total US babies since 18801,422
Cove is rising: use over the last five years is 8.2× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Cove
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Cove questions
What does the name Cove mean?
Cove means "small coastal bay". It comes from English. Cove is a modern word name from English, referring to a small sheltered bay. As a given name, it is contemporary rather than traditional.
Is Cove a boy or girl name?
Cove is used for both: about 26% of US babies named Cove since 1880 were girls.
How popular is Cove?
248 US babies were named Cove in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.
How do you pronounce Cove?
Cove is usually pronounced KOHV.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.