Given name
Cougar
“resembling the wild animal”
Cougar is used as a given name. One American interpretation is “resembling the wild animal.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One American interpretation is “resembling the wild animal.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1987. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Cougar through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 206
- 206 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 17 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 6 in 2011. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 17 in 2007. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 249 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.
Cougar’s family of names
Cougar has a related form in Couger. Cougar has a related form in Cougir. Cougar has a related form in Cougor.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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