Cotton is a distinctive boys' name in United States, ranking #5910 in 1998 with 10 recorded births. The name reached its all-time peak in 2015 with 31 births ranking #3526. Since 1996, the popularity has increased by 100.0%. In 1998, approximately 1 in every 191,132 boys born was named Cotton. FALLING Recent data shows the name is currently falling.