Cuauhtemoc
Cuauhtémoc, also known as Cuauhtemotzín, Guatimozín, or Guatémoc, was the Aztec ruler (tlatoani) of Tenochtitlan from 1520 to 1521, and the last Aztec Emperor. The name Cuauhtemōc means "one who has descended like an eagle", commonly rendered in English as "Descending Eagle", evoking a raptor diving toward its prey.
- Nahuatl
Meaning & Origin of Cuauhtemoc
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Cuauhtémoc, also known as Cuauhtemotzín, Guatimozín, or Guatémoc, was the Aztec ruler (tlatoani) of Tenochtitlan from 1520 to 1521, and the last Aztec Emperor. The name Cuauhtemōc means "one who has descended like an eagle", commonly rendered in English as "Descending Eagle", evoking a raptor diving toward its prey.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Nahuatl
The Story of Cuauhtemoc
American parents first put Cuauhtemoc on the record books as a baby boy name in 1949, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2007, when 47 Cuauhtemocs were born — ranking #2,602 that year. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 32% of all recorded Cuauhtemocs. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #6,096 among baby boy names with 14 births, gradually falling (-8%). In total, more than 1K Cuauhtemocs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
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About the name Cuauhtemoc
Cuauhtemoc is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1949 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Cuauhtemoc's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #2,162. Use the chart and map above to compare Cuauhtemoc's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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