Data through 2025

Cole name popularity in the United States

Cole ranked #182 for boys in 2025. SSA recorded 2,003 boys named Cole.

Rank#182

for boys in 2025

Boys recorded2,003

SSA

Peak year2002

6,038 recorded

Five-year change-27.7%

since 2020

Popularity over time

Cole for boys and girls

Girls

6

0.3% in 2025 · data from 1980 to 2025

Boys

2,003

99.7% in 2025 · data from 1886 to 2025

Cole in other countries and regions

Recent year-by-year data

The latest published years are shown first.

YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys2,003#182
2025girls6#13208
2024boys2,224#162
2024girls6#13477
2023boys2,364#155
2023girls14#7640
2022boys2,626#144
2022girls8#11231
2021boys2,835#132
2021girls12#8464
2020boys2,771#133
2020girls10#9546
Show full history (165 rows)
YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys2,003#182
2025girls6#13208
2024boys2,224#162
2024girls6#13477
2023boys2,364#155
2023girls14#7640
2022boys2,626#144
2022girls8#11231
2021boys2,835#132
2021girls12#8464
2020boys2,771#133
2020girls10#9546
2019boys3,093#123
2019girls16#7025
2018boys3,348#118
2018girls13#8146
2017boys3,468#116
2017girls12#8776
2016boys3,604#110
2016girls18#6663
2015boys3,499#115
2015girls15#7613
2014boys3,426#116
2014girls9#10955
2013boys3,454#114
2013girls13#8580
2012boys3,779#102
2012girls12#9109
2011boys4,140#94
2011girls13#8614
2010boys4,590#90
2010girls5#16992
2009boys5,278#82
2009girls14#8454
2008boys5,389#85
2008girls19#6799
2007boys5,703#84
2007girls14#8520
2006boys5,640#84
2006girls32#4463
2005boys5,587#79
2005girls14#7891
2004boys5,648#75
2004girls23#5377
2003boys5,898#69
2003girls5#15784
2002boys6,038#69
2002girls16#6698
2001boys5,739#74
2001girls12#8196
2000boys5,926#71
2000girls18#5937
1999boys5,317#75
1999girls15#6484
1998boys5,148#77
1998girls12#7532
1997boys5,159#72
1997girls15#6163
1996boys3,737#106
1996girls12#7130
1995boys3,150#118
1995girls15#5958
1994boys3,302#111
1994girls11#7604
1993boys2,665#130
1993girls10#8052
1992boys2,312#143
1992girls14#6314
1991boys1,978#162
1991girls13#6588
1990boys1,100#248
1990girls11#7303
1989boys909#272
1989girls7#9681
1988boys904#260
1988girls5#11798
1987boys1,003#234
1987girls7#8778
1986boys1,070#220
1986girls11#6156
1985boys1,185#204
1984boys1,163#202
1984girls14#4966
1983boys1,112#209
1983girls14#4884
1982boys806#266
1982girls12#5534
1981boys299#484
1980boys271#516
1980girls6#9095
1979boys158#678
1978boys149#686
1977boys157#675
1976boys144#693
1975boys158#653
1974boys181#592
1973boys159#623
1972boys140#678
1971boys99#811
1970boys99#812
1969boys83#841
1968boys69#869
1967boys53#992
1966boys50#1027
1965boys68#890
1964boys64#952
1963boys63#947
1962boys83#832
1961boys98#776
1960boys72#892
1959boys69#919
1958boys72#889
1957boys73#884
1956boys61#954
1955boys62#949
1954boys64#929
1953boys40#1170
1952boys43#1111
1951boys50#992
1950boys28#1364
1949boys30#1322
1948boys40#1127
1947boys34#1252
1946boys18#1692
1945boys8#2574
1944boys12#2080
1943boys22#1486
1942boys28#1316
1941boys22#1446
1940boys10#2322
1939boys7#2829
1938boys12#2084
1937boys12#2088
1936boys14#1872
1935boys9#2529
1934boys18#1658
1933boys10#2368
1932boys18#1716
1931boys16#1843
1930boys11#2444
1929boys13#2199
1928boys15#2048
1927boys10#2703
1926boys16#1981
1925boys18#1870
1924boys16#2043
1923boys21#1696
1922boys18#1883
1921boys19#1829
1920boys10#2765
1919boys22#1576
1918boys17#1905
1917boys19#1693
1916boys25#1374
1915boys26#1306
1914boys23#1221
1913boys19#1173
1912boys23#935
1911boys10#1117
1910boys6#1421
1909boys5#1440
1907boys5#1345
1900boys6#1162
1899boys5#1051
1886boys6#845

Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.

How Cole’s popularity has changed

Ten-year change-42.8%
Change since peak-66.8%