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Cuahutemoc

Quick answerThe name 'Cuauhtémoc' means "Descending Eagle" or "Falling Eagle" in the Nahuatl language, derived from *cuāuhtli* ("eagle") and *tēmoc* ("descends").

Nahuatl · Boy · 4 syllables

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Popularity & facts

Relative popularity index, 2010–2025
GenderBoy
US Rank#12,895
TrendVintage
Peak year2001
Syllables4
OriginNahuatl
LanguageNahuatl
CultureAztec (Nahua)
Religionnull
Letters10
Numerology11 Chaldean 8
Global rank#12,895

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Historical popularity from 1880–2025 · US Social Security Administration data

About the name Cuahutemoc

The name 'Cuauhtémoc' means "Descending Eagle" or "Falling Eagle" in the Nahuatl language, derived from *cuāuhtli* ("eagle") and *tēmoc* ("descends").

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Etymology

The name 'Cuauhtémoc' means "Descending Eagle" or "Falling Eagle" in the Nahuatl language, derived from *cuāuhtli* ("eagle") and *tēmoc* ("descends"). It is used primarily in Nahua (Aztec) culture and was the name of the last Aztec emperor (c. 1497–1525), who resisted Spanish conquest, and it remains a symbol of indigenous resistance in modern Mexico.

Cuahutemoc currently ranks #12,895 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 2001.

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