Cotton is a distinctive boys' name in United States, ranking #7873 in 2022 with 10 recorded births. This places Cotton in the bottom 45% of ranked US boys' names for the year. Its actual usage is classified as Rare. The name reached its all-time peak in 2015 with 31 births ranking #3526. Since 1996, the popularity has increased by 100.0%. In 2022, approximately 1 in every 174,437 boys born was named Cotton. FALLING Recent data shows the name is currently falling.