Cuba
Boy · KYOO-ba
Cuba is a boys' name. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies).
What does Cuba mean?
From the Caribbean country, a name of Taíno origin
Shared with the Caribbean island nation; the actor Cuba Gooding Jr. made it known as a first name.
- Say it
- KYOO-ba
Is Cuba a girl's or a boy's name?
Cuba is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Cuba in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,065among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling fastdown 71% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Cuba, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,359th. Its busiest year was 2005, with 12 boys.
Half of all the boys named Cuba in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Cuba in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 7 | #2,922 |
| 2021 | 1 | #6,364 |
| 2020 | 9 | #2,359 |
| 2019 | 8 | #2,633 |
| 2018 | 7 | #2,823 |
| 2017 | 10 | #2,306 |
| 2016 | 12 | #2,007 |
| 2015 | 12 | #1,990 |
| 2014 | 5 | #3,529 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,096 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,167 |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 6 | #2,970 |
| 2008 | 6 | #2,906 |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 12 | #1,599 |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
Names like Cuba
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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