Cole
#13,208 for girls in 2025, 6 births · #182 for boys in 2025, 2,003 births
Given to boys 99.6% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 2002 · 6,038 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 15 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 154,093since 1886
Cole over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #13,208 | 6 | #182 | 2,003 |
| 2024 | #13,477 | 6 | #162 | 2,224 |
| 2023 | #7,640 | 14 | #155 | 2,364 |
| 2022 | #11,231 | 8 | #144 | 2,626 |
| 2021 | #8,464 | 12 | #132 | 2,835 |
| 2020 | #9,546 | 10 | #133 | 2,771 |
| 2019 | #7,025 | 16 | #123 | 3,093 |
| 2018 | #8,146 | 13 | #118 | 3,348 |
| 2017 | #8,776 | 12 | #116 | 3,468 |
| 2016 | #6,663 | 18 | #110 | 3,604 |
| 2015 | #7,613 | 15 | #115 | 3,499 |
| 2014 | #10,955 | 9 | #116 | 3,426 |
| 2013 | #8,580 | 13 | #114 | 3,454 |
| 2012 | #9,109 | 12 | #102 | 3,779 |
| 2011 | #8,614 | 13 | #94 | 4,140 |
| 2010 | #16,992 | 5 | #90 | 4,590 |
| 2009 | #8,454 | 14 | #82 | 5,278 |
| 2008 | #6,799 | 19 | #85 | 5,389 |
| 2007 | #8,520 | 14 | #84 | 5,703 |
| 2006 | #4,463 | 32 | #84 | 5,640 |
| 2005 | #7,891 | 14 | #79 | 5,587 |
| 2004 | #5,377 | 23 | #75 | 5,648 |
| 2003 | #15,784 | 5 | #69 | 5,898 |
| 2002 | #6,698 | 16 | #69 | 6,038 |
| 2001 | #8,196 | 12 | #74 | 5,739 |
| 2000 | #5,937 | 18 | #71 | 5,926 |
| 1999 | #6,484 | 15 | #75 | 5,317 |
| 1998 | #7,532 | 12 | #77 | 5,148 |
| 1997 | #6,163 | 15 | #72 | 5,159 |
| 1996 | #7,130 | 12 | #106 | 3,737 |
| 1995 | #5,958 | 15 | #118 | 3,150 |
| 1994 | #7,604 | 11 | #111 | 3,302 |
| 1993 | #8,052 | 10 | #130 | 2,665 |
| 1992 | #6,314 | 14 | #143 | 2,312 |
| 1991 | #6,588 | 13 | #162 | 1,978 |
| 1990 | #7,303 | 11 | #248 | 1,100 |
| 1989 | #9,681 | 7 | #272 | 909 |
| 1988 | #11,798 | 5 | #260 | 904 |
| 1987 | #8,778 | 7 | #234 | 1,003 |
| 1986 | #6,156 | 11 | #220 | 1,070 |
| 1985 | — | #204 | 1,185 | |
| 1984 | #4,966 | 14 | #202 | 1,163 |
| 1983 | #4,884 | 14 | #209 | 1,112 |
| 1982 | #5,534 | 12 | #266 | 806 |
| 1981 | — | #484 | 299 | |
| 1980 | #9,095 | 6 | #516 | 271 |
| 1979 | — | #678 | 158 | |
| 1978 | — | #686 | 149 | |
| 1977 | — | #675 | 157 | |
| 1976 | — | #693 | 144 | |
| 1975 | — | #653 | 158 | |
| 1974 | — | #592 | 181 | |
| 1973 | — | #623 | 159 | |
| 1972 | — | #678 | 140 | |
| 1971 | — | #811 | 99 | |
| 1970 | — | #812 | 99 | |
| 1969 | — | #841 | 83 | |
| 1968 | — | #869 | 69 | |
| 1967 | — | #992 | 53 | |
| 1966 | — | #1,027 | 50 | |
| 1965 | — | #890 | 68 | |
| 1964 | — | #952 | 64 | |
| 1963 | — | #947 | 63 | |
| 1962 | — | #832 | 83 | |
| 1961 | — | #776 | 98 | |
| 1960 | — | #892 | 72 | |
| 1959 | — | #919 | 69 | |
| 1958 | — | #889 | 72 | |
| 1957 | — | #884 | 73 | |
| 1956 | — | #954 | 61 | |
| 1955 | — | #949 | 62 | |
| 1954 | — | #929 | 64 | |
| 1953 | — | #1,170 | 40 | |
| 1952 | — | #1,111 | 43 | |
| 1951 | — | #992 | 50 | |
| 1950 | — | #1,364 | 28 | |
| 1949 | — | #1,322 | 30 | |
| 1948 | — | #1,127 | 40 | |
| 1947 | — | #1,252 | 34 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,692 | 18 | |
| 1945 | — | #2,574 | 8 | |
| 1944 | — | #2,080 | 12 | |
| 1943 | — | #1,486 | 22 | |
| 1942 | — | #1,316 | 28 | |
| 1941 | — | #1,446 | 22 | |
| 1940 | — | #2,322 | 10 | |
| 1939 | — | #2,829 | 7 | |
| 1938 | — | #2,084 | 12 | |
| 1937 | — | #2,088 | 12 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,872 | 14 | |
| 1935 | — | #2,529 | 9 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,658 | 18 | |
| 1933 | — | #2,368 | 10 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,716 | 18 | |
| 1931 | — | #1,843 | 16 | |
| 1930 | — | #2,444 | 11 | |
| 1929 | — | #2,199 | 13 | |
| 1928 | — | #2,048 | 15 | |
| 1927 | — | #2,703 | 10 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,981 | 16 | |
| 1925 | — | #1,870 | 18 | |
| 1924 | — | #2,043 | 16 | |
| 1923 | — | #1,696 | 21 | |
| 1922 | — | #1,883 | 18 | |
| 1921 | — | #1,829 | 19 | |
| 1920 | — | #2,765 | 10 | |
| 1919 | — | #1,576 | 22 | |
| 1918 | — | #1,905 | 17 | |
| 1917 | — | #1,693 | 19 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,374 | 25 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,306 | 26 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,221 | 23 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,173 | 19 | |
| 1912 | — | #935 | 23 | |
| 1911 | — | #1,117 | 10 | |
| 1910 | — | #1,421 | 6 | |
| 1909 | — | #1,440 | 5 | |
| 1908 | — | — | ||
| 1907 | — | #1,345 | 5 | |
| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | — | — | ||
| 1904 | — | — | ||
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | — | #1,162 | 6 | |
| 1899 | — | #1,051 | 5 | |
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | — | — | ||
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| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | #845 | 6 | |
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five boys were named Cole! It came in at #845, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1887–1899, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Cole is popular in 2015
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Delaware#50 · 1 in 166
- New Hampshire#58 · 1 in 177
- Maine#63 · 1 in 211
- Alaska#64 · 1 in 213
- Massachusetts#65 · 1 in 262
Best ever in a state: #7 in North Dakota, 2001.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware | #50 | 21 | 1 in 166 |
| New Hampshire | #58 | 26 | 1 in 177 |
| Maine | #63 | 22 | 1 in 211 |
| Alaska | #64 | 16 | 1 in 213 |
| Massachusetts | #65 | 113 | 1 in 262 |
| Pennsylvania | #68 | 226 | 1 in 265 |
| Rhode Island | #74 | 16 | 1 in 240 |
| Vermont | #79 | 8 | 1 in 212 |
| South Dakota | #81 | 17 | 1 in 247 |
| Idaho | #82 | 26 | 1 in 306 |
| New Jersey | #82 | 118 | 1 in 352 |
| Maryland | #84 | 84 | 1 in 331 |
| Connecticut | #86 | 49 | 1 in 294 |
| Missouri | #86 | 94 | 1 in 336 |
| Ohio | #86 | 178 | 1 in 339 |
| Michigan | #88 | 140 | 1 in 341 |
| Utah | #90 | 63 | 1 in 337 |
| Wisconsin | #94 | 82 | 1 in 332 |
| Kansas | #95 | 45 | 1 in 352 |
| Nebraska | #95 | 30 | 1 in 337 |
| Indiana | #96 | 99 | 1 in 365 |
| Hawaii | #97 | 14 | 1 in 322 |
| Iowa | #101 | 46 | 1 in 343 |
| Kentucky | #105 | 58 | 1 in 379 |
| Louisiana | #109 | 57 | 1 in 447 |
| Minnesota | #112 | 67 | 1 in 424 |
| Virginia | #112 | 92 | 1 in 461 |
| Arkansas | #115 | 35 | 1 in 418 |
| Illinois | #115 | 132 | 1 in 503 |
| North Carolina | #115 | 111 | 1 in 469 |
| New York | #116 | 193 | 1 in 533 |
| Oklahoma | #120 | 46 | 1 in 452 |
| Washington | #124 | 77 | 1 in 478 |
| Oregon | #125 | 40 | 1 in 453 |
| Colorado | #131 | 56 | 1 in 494 |
| Florida | #147 | 152 | 1 in 647 |
| Arizona | #148 | 67 | 1 in 552 |
| North Dakota | #149 | 10 | 1 in 426 |
| Tennessee | #152 | 58 | 1 in 630 |
| West Virginia | #154 | 15 | 1 in 545 |
| District of Columbia | #155 | 9 | 1 in 486 |
| Montana | #160 | 8 | 1 in 503 |
| California | #170 | 300 | 1 in 754 |
| Georgia | #176 | 74 | 1 in 743 |
| South Carolina | #179 | 30 | 1 in 717 |
| Mississippi | #184 | 19 | 1 in 730 |
| New Mexico | #189 | 13 | 1 in 682 |
| Texas | #214 | 209 | 1 in 900 |
| Nevada | #234 | 15 | 1 in 906 |
| Alabama | #275 | 19 | 1 in 1,220 |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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 Cole
- 20 spots since 2024 (#162 → #182)
- 49 spots since 2020 (#133 → #182)
- 67 spots since 2015 (#115 → #182)
- Biggest jump: 372 spots in 1951 (#1,364 → #992)
- Biggest drop: 238 spots in 1913 (#935 → #1,173)
- Debuted 1886
- Peaked 2002 at #69 (6,038 births)
- Births halved by 2020, 18 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 15 yrs · run 1997–2011
- Top 1,000: 74 yrs · run 1967–2025
- Highest: 1 in 322 boys born in 2002 were named Cole (0.31%)
- Latest: 1 in 853 boys born in 2025 (0.12%)
- 36.9% of all boys named Cole (56,846) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 6 | #845 (1886) | #845 |
| 1890s | 5 | #1,051 (1899) | #1,051 |
| 1900s | 16 | #1,162 (1900) | #1,316 |
| 1910s | 190 | #935 (1912) | #1,372 |
| 1920s | 156 | #1,696 (1923) | #2,102 |
| 1930s | 127 | #1,658 (1934) | #2,143 |
| 1940s | 224 | #1,127 (1948) | #1,662 |
| 1950s | 562 | #884 (1957) | #1,016 |
| 1960s | 703 | #776 (1961) | #902 |
| 1970s | 1,444 | #592 (1974) | #690 |
| 1980s | 8,722 | #202 (1984) | #287 |
| 1990s | 33,868 | #72 (1997) | #124 |
| 2000s | 56,846 | #69 (2002) | #77 |
| 2010s | 36,401 | #90 (2010) | #110 |
| 2020s | 14,823 | #132 (2021) | #151 |
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.
Cole in 2015
Top girls' names in 2015
Top boys' names in 2015
More about 2015
girls
1,785,098 girls got a published name in 2015; 1 in 119,007 of them was named Cole, which outranked 60.2% of the 19,130 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #7,266Zerina16
- #7,266Zharia16
- #7,266Zuriyah16
- #7,613Cole15
- #7,613Aamirah15
- #7,613Aara15
- #7,613Aasha15
- #8,008Aarilyn14
- #8,008Aariya14
- #8,008Adalay14
Tied with 394 names at #7,613; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,916,743 boys got a published name in 2015; 1 in 548 of them was named Cole, which outranked 99.2% of the 14,059 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.