Cole

Given to 154,646 US babies since 1886

▼ Falling −26% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025
#13208
recorded as girls
#182
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
2,009
girls 6 · boys 2,003
Peak year
2002
6,038 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
154,646
since 1886

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Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Cole was most popular in 2002, when 6,038 babies recorded as boys got the name (3.1 per 1,000). In 2025, 2,003 babies were named Cole, ranking #182 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 26%.0123418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2002 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Cole was most popular in 2002, when 6,038 babies recorded as boys got the name (3.1 per 1,000). In 2025, 2,003 babies were named Cole, ranking #182 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 26%.012341880192019602000Peak 2002

Cole was most popular in 2002, when 6,038 babies recorded as boys got the name (3.1 per 1,000). In 2025, 2,003 babies were named Cole, ranking #182 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 26%.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 6 13208 2,003 182
2024 6 13477 2,224 162
2023 14 7640 2,364 155
2022 8 11231 2,626 144
2021 12 8464 2,835 132
2020 10 9546 2,771 133
2019 16 7025 3,093 123
2018 13 8146 3,348 118
2017 12 8776 3,468 116
2016 18 6663 3,604 110
2015 15 7613 3,499 115
2014 9 10955 3,426 116
2013 13 8580 3,454 114
2012 12 9109 3,779 102
2011 13 8614 4,140 94
2010 5 16992 4,590 90
2009 14 8454 5,278 82
2008 19 6799 5,389 85
2007 14 8520 5,703 84
2006 32 4463 5,640 84
2005 14 7891 5,587 79
2004 23 5377 5,648 75
2003 5 15784 5,898 69
2002 16 6698 6,038 69
2001 12 8196 5,739 74
2000 18 5937 5,926 71
1999 15 6484 5,317 75
1998 12 7532 5,148 77
1997 15 6163 5,159 72
1996 12 7130 3,737 106
1995 15 5958 3,150 118
1994 11 7604 3,302 111
1993 10 8052 2,665 130
1992 14 6314 2,312 143
1991 13 6588 1,978 162
1990 11 7303 1,100 248
1989 7 9681 909 272
1988 5 11798 904 260
1987 7 8778 1,003 234
1986 11 6156 1,070 220
1985 <5 — 1,185 204
1984 14 4966 1,163 202
1983 14 4884 1,112 209
1982 12 5534 806 266
1981 <5 — 299 484
1980 6 9095 271 516
1979 <5 — 158 678
1978 <5 — 149 686
1977 <5 — 157 675
1976 <5 — 144 693
1975 <5 — 158 653
1974 <5 — 181 592
1973 <5 — 159 623
1972 <5 — 140 678
1971 <5 — 99 811
1970 <5 — 99 812
1969 <5 — 83 841
1968 <5 — 69 869
1967 <5 — 53 992
1966 <5 — 50 1027
1965 <5 — 68 890
1964 <5 — 64 952
1963 <5 — 63 947
1962 <5 — 83 832
1961 <5 — 98 776
1960 <5 — 72 892
1959 <5 — 69 919
1958 <5 — 72 889
1957 <5 — 73 884
1956 <5 — 61 954
1955 <5 — 62 949
1954 <5 — 64 929
1953 <5 — 40 1170
1952 <5 — 43 1111
1951 <5 — 50 992
1950 <5 — 28 1364
1949 <5 — 30 1322
1948 <5 — 40 1127
1947 <5 — 34 1252
1946 <5 — 18 1692
1945 <5 — 8 2574
1944 <5 — 12 2080
1943 <5 — 22 1486
1942 <5 — 28 1316
1941 <5 — 22 1446
1940 <5 — 10 2322
1939 <5 — 7 2829
1938 <5 — 12 2084
1937 <5 — 12 2088
1936 <5 — 14 1872
1935 <5 — 9 2529
1934 <5 — 18 1658
1933 <5 — 10 2368
1932 <5 — 18 1716
1931 <5 — 16 1843
1930 <5 — 11 2444
1929 <5 — 13 2199
1928 <5 — 15 2048
1927 <5 — 10 2703
1926 <5 — 16 1981
1925 <5 — 18 1870
1924 <5 — 16 2043
1923 <5 — 21 1696
1922 <5 — 18 1883
1921 <5 — 19 1829
1920 <5 — 10 2765
1919 <5 — 22 1576
1918 <5 — 17 1905
1917 <5 — 19 1693
1916 <5 — 25 1374
1915 <5 — 26 1306
1914 <5 — 23 1221
1913 <5 — 19 1173
1912 <5 — 23 935
1911 <5 — 10 1117
1910 <5 — 6 1421
1909 <5 — 5 1440
1908 <5 — <5 —
1907 <5 — 5 1345
1906 <5 — <5 —
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1900 <5 — 6 1162
1899 <5 — 5 1051
1898 <5 — <5 —
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1886 <5 — 6 845

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Other spellings

Cohl · 213

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Where Cole is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls <1% · boys 100% across all years