Cuba
Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country in the Caribbean. It comprises the eponymous main island as well as 4,195 islands, islets, and cays. Situated at the convergence of the Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, and Atlantic Ocean, Cuba is located east of the Yucatán Peninsula, south of both Florida and the Bahamas, west of Hispaniola, and north of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands.
Meaning & Origin of Cuba
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country in the Caribbean. It comprises the eponymous main island as well as 4,195 islands, islets, and cays. Situated at the convergence of the Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, and Atlantic Ocean, Cuba is located east of the Yucatán Peninsula, south of both Florida and the Bahamas, west of Hispaniola, and north of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands.
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Etymology
Origin & history
The Story of Cuba
As a girl name
Cuba first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1891, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1898, when 29 Cubas were born — ranking #597 that year. As of 2026, Cuba ranks #8,292 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 569 Cubas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Cuba first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1922, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1922, when 9 Cubas were born — ranking #3,014 that year. As of 2026, Cuba ranks #12,551 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 47 Cubas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Cuba
Cuba is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1891 and has accumulated 569 births in the dataset. Cuba's peak popularity came in 1898 when it ranked #597. Use the chart and map above to compare Cuba'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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