Will my child share the name Cove with classmates?

Unlikely. With around 87 UK babies named Cove per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Cove in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.

Is Cove becoming more or less popular in the UK?

Cove is at its highest recorded position — #444 in 2025, with 87 births. In 2020 it ranked #2,615.

Is Cove a good choice for a distinctive name?

Cove is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.

Is Cove a popular baby name in the United States?

Cove does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice.

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Cove is a distinctive choice, ranked #444 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Cove in their class.

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UK Rank 2025

#444

About the Name Cove

Cove is currently at its most popular point on record, sitting at UK #1128. The name has climbed 1487 places in the last five years — a significant surge by any measure. The name has been recorded in UK data since 2014.

Cove is fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Cove in their class.

⭐ Famous People Named Cove

Emerald Cove — Emerald Cove (61°35′S 57°46′W) is a cove 2 nautical miles (4 km) wide, lying between North Foreland and Brimstone Peak on the north coast of King George Island, in the South Shetland Islands.
Kynance Cove — Kynance Cove (Cornish: Ben Kewnans, meaning foot of steep-sided valley) is a cove on the eastern side of Mount's Bay, Cornwall, England.

Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about the name Cove

UK babies named Cove (2025)

< 1

Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)

~0.2

In a school of 600

↑ 1960 places

Rank change (last 5 years)

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In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Cove

Almost certainly the only Cove in the class

UK Popularity (2014–2025)

Rank and birth count · ONS official data

No US data available for this name

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Famous People Named Cove

Notable people who share this name, from history to the present day. See full list on Wikipedia

Emerald Cove1819

Emerald Cove (61°35′S 57°46′W) is a cove 2 nautical miles (4 km) wide, lying between North Foreland and Brimstone Peak on the north coast of King George Island, in the South Shetland Islands.

Kynance Cove

Kynance Cove (Cornish: Ben Kewnans, meaning foot of steep-sided valley) is a cove on the eastern side of Mount's Bay, Cornwall, England.