Given name
Cochise
“a renowned warrior”
Cochise is used as a given name. One Native American interpretation is “a renowned warrior.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Native American interpretation is “a renowned warrior.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Native American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1954. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Cochise through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 76
- 76 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1978
- 11 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2021. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 11 in 1978. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 134 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Cochise’s family of names
Cochise has a related form in Cocheace. Cochise has a related form in Cocheece. Cochise has a related form in Cocheice.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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