Cohen

#3,903 for girls in 2025, 37 births · #225 for boys in 2025, 1,590 births
Given to boys 98.3% of the time

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Peak · boys
2025 · 1,590 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
23,040
since 1912

Cohen over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Cohen has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202020boysat peak
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#3,90337#2251,590
2024#5,14825#2391,479
2023#3,83339#2471,413
2022#4,20234#2771,252
2021#3,73540#2871,201
2020#5,00325#2861,183
2019#4,43731#2991,135
2018#6,01020#3051,125
2017#5,82121#3141,101
2016#6,90117#3211,089
2015#8,93112#3361,020
2014#7,30216#342969
2013#9,03612#369840
2012#12,1998#335938
2011#9,72311#337897
2010#14,9596#360835
2009#11,4599#326984
2008#17,5045#356880
2007#17,6365#391774
2006#15,1526#414692
2005#10,12810#432618
2004—#652315
2003—#1,45190
2002—#1,64772
2001—#2,08650
2000—#1,89555
1999—#1,82454
1998—#2,09444
1997—#2,54631
1996—#3,10723
1995—#4,05215
1994—#4,29014
1993—#3,24620
1992—#3,33819
1991—#3,63616
1990—#4,99310
1989—#5,6158
1988—#3,70513
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1983—#4,4998
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1978—#5,0596
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First appearance
1912

The first year at least five boys were named Cohen! It came in at #2,544, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1914–1916, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.

Where Cohen is popular in 2020

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Cohen, so not publishedAKMaine: #158 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 482 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Cohen, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #183 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 619 boysNHWashington: #280 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,228 boysWAIdaho: #164 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 553 boysIDMontana: #221 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 660 boysMTNorth Dakota: #164 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 481 boysNDMinnesota: #369 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,667 boysMNIllinois: #270 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 1,214 boysILWisconsin: #247 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 998 boysWIMichigan: #300 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 1,378 boysMINew York: #758 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 5,156 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Cohen, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Cohen, so not publishedRIOregon: #171 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 619 boysORNevada: #305 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,186 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Cohen, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #104 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 303 boysSDIowa: #123 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 424 boysIAIndiana: #244 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 984 boysINOhio: #193 for boys · 72 births · 1 in 757 boysOHPennsylvania: #264 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 1,200 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Cohen, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Cohen, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #605 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 3,950 boysCAUtah: #133 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 482 boysUTColorado: #261 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,004 boysCONebraska: #174 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 585 boysNEMissouri: #178 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 648 boysMOKentucky: #213 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 818 boysKYWest Virginia: #140 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 464 boysWVVirginia: #400 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 2,035 boysVAMaryland: #366 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,790 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Cohen, so not publishedDEArizona: #433 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,998 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Cohen, so not publishedNMKansas: #187 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 686 boysKSArkansas: #230 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 850 boysARTennessee: #275 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,065 boysTNNorth Carolina: #251 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 1,064 boysNCSouth Carolina: #227 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 909 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Cohen, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #288 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,109 boysOKLouisiana: #111 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 407 boysLAMississippi: #178 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 638 boysMSAlabama: #144 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 518 boysALGeorgia: #206 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 838 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Cohen, so not publishedHITexas: #319 for boys · 118 births · 1 in 1,434 boysTXFlorida: #480 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 2,734 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. South Dakota#104 · 1 in 303
  2. Louisiana#111 · 1 in 407
  3. Iowa#123 · 1 in 424
  4. Utah#133 · 1 in 482
  5. West Virginia#140 · 1 in 464

Best ever in a state: #48 in West Virginia, 2025.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Dakota#104111 in 303
Louisiana#111531 in 407
Iowa#123321 in 424
Utah#133401 in 482
West Virginia#140151 in 464
Alabama#144421 in 518
Maine#15881 in 482
Idaho#164141 in 553
North Dakota#16471 in 481
Oregon#171251 in 619
Nebraska#174151 in 585
Mississippi#178191 in 638
Missouri#178441 in 648
New Hampshire#18371 in 619
Kansas#187201 in 686
Ohio#193721 in 757
Georgia#206601 in 838
Kentucky#213241 in 818
Montana#22151 in 660
South Carolina#227221 in 909
Arkansas#230151 in 850
Indiana#244331 in 984
Wisconsin#247241 in 998
North Carolina#251461 in 1,064
Colorado#261251 in 1,004
Pennsylvania#264451 in 1,200
Illinois#270451 in 1,214
Tennessee#275321 in 1,065
Washington#280271 in 1,228
Oklahoma#288161 in 1,109
Michigan#300311 in 1,378
Nevada#305101 in 1,186
Texas#3191181 in 1,434
Maryland#366141 in 1,790
Minnesota#369151 in 1,667
Virginia#400191 in 2,035
Arizona#433161 in 1,998
Florida#480331 in 2,734
California#605481 in 3,950
New York#758171 in 5,156
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Cohen
Momentum · boys
Rising
  • 14 spots since 2024 (#239 → #225)
  • 61 spots since 2020 (#286 → #225)
  • 111 spots since 2015 (#336 → #225)
  • Biggest jump: 799 spots in 2004 (#1,451 → #652)
  • Biggest drop: 34 spots in 2010 (#326 → #360)
Rise & fade · boys
113 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1912
  • Peaked 2025 at #225 (1,590 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 22 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 22 yrs · run 2004–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,074
  • Highest: 1 in 1,074 boys born in 2025 were named Cohen (0.09%)
Era · boys
The 2010s
  • 43.2% of all boys named Cohen (9,949) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s35#2,496 (1913)#2,875
1920s61#2,347 (1922)#3,189
1930s10#3,480 (1939)#3,622
1940s22#2,743 (1945)#3,410
1950s10#3,942 (1956)#3,968
1960s5#4,033 (1962)#4,033
1970s14#4,403 (1979)#4,731
1980s40#3,705 (1988)#5,128
1990s246#1,824 (1999)#3,313
2000s4,530#326 (2009)#965
2010s9,949#299 (2019)#332
2020s8,118#225 (2025)#260

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Cohen in 2020

girls
#5,003
25 births · 1 in 64,662 girls
boys
#286
1,183 births · 1 in 1,459 boys

Top girls' names in 2020

  1. #1Olivia17,691
  2. #2Emma15,723
  3. #3Ava13,201
  4. #4Sophia13,105
  5. #5Charlotte13,100
  6. #6Amelia12,802
  7. #7Isabella12,226
  8. #8Mia11,269
  9. #9Evelyn9,517
  10. #10Harper8,849
  11. #5,003Cohen25

Top boys' names in 2020

  1. #1Liam19,865
  2. #2Noah18,464
  3. #3Oliver14,277
  4. #4Elijah13,238
  5. #5William12,676
  6. #6James12,390
  7. #7Benjamin12,264
  8. #8Lucas11,386
  9. #9Henry10,793
  10. #10Alexander10,268
  11. #286Cohen1,183
More about 2020

girls

1,616,549 girls got a published name in 2020; 1 in 64,662 of them was named Cohen, which outranked 71.5% of the 17,527 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Cohen
  1. #4,880Zanylah26
  2. #4,880Zuzanna26
  3. #4,880Zyah26
  4. #5,003Cohen25
  5. #5,003Aamiyah25
  6. #5,003Abriana25
  7. #5,003Adalin25
  8. #5,168Aaliah24
  9. #5,168Adama24
  10. #5,168Ailana24

Tied with 164 names at #5,003; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2019
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,492Avayah#2,428 → #936
  2. ↑ 950Denisse#1,802 → #852
  3. ↑ 818Jianna#1,668 → #850
  4. ↑ 609Capri#1,291 → #682
  5. ↑ 550Rosalia#1,287 → #737
Fallers
  1. ↓ 393Yaritza#813 → #1,206
  2. ↓ 271Seraphina#1,000 → #1,271
  3. ↓ 207Marissa#874 → #1,081
  4. ↓ 203Annabella#644 → #847
  5. ↓ 195Jayde#832 → #1,027

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,726,076 boys got a published name in 2020; 1 in 1,459 of them was named Cohen, which outranked 98.0% of the 14,060 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Cohen
  1. #283Hendrix1,191
  2. #284Crew1,189
  3. #285Malakai1,187
  4. #286Cohen1,183
  5. #287Colin1,177
  6. #288Daxton1,173
  7. #289Clayton1,172
Biggest movers since 2019
Risers
  1. ↑ 587Zyair#1,548 → #961
  2. ↑ 567Jaxtyn#1,152 → #585
  3. ↑ 539Jakobe#1,372 → #833
  4. ↑ 473Kylo#922 → #449
  5. ↑ 461Ander#1,085 → #624
Fallers
  1. ↓ 380Vivaan#875 → #1,255
  2. ↓ 282Alexzander#890 → #1,172
  3. ↓ 268Reyansh#806 → #1,074
  4. ↓ 266Javion#949 → #1,215
  5. ↓ 224Kenny#862 → #1,086

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2020 →