Cole Boy
How popular is Cole?
#182 boy name in 2025
2,003 baby boys were named Cole in the US in 2025, making it the 182nd most popular boy name. Another 6 girls got the name (#13,204 for girls).
Cole popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #182 for boys (▼ 20 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 2,003 boys, 6 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-43% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #115 in 2015, #133 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2002 (6,038 boys) |
| Highest rank | #69 in 2002 (2 years at that rank) |
| First recorded | 1886 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Cole counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Cole family of names ranked #179 for boys in 2025 (#163 the year before), with 2,204 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Cole is most popular
Babies named Cole per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- New Hampshire: 5.2 per 1,000 (116 boys)
- Rhode Island: 4.8 per 1,000 (78 boys)
- Connecticut: 3.6 per 1,000 (243 boys)
- Massachusetts: 3.5 per 1,000 (478 boys)
- Maine: 3.5 per 1,000 (67 boys)
Cole by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 6 | #845 |
| 1890s | 5 | #1,050 |
| 1900s | 16 | #1,161 |
| 1910s | 190 | #935 |
| 1920s | 156 | #1,695 |
| 1930s | 127 | #1,658 |
| 1940s | 224 | #1,126 |
| 1950s | 562 | #883 |
| 1960s | 703 | #775 |
| 1970s | 1,444 | #592 |
| 1980s | 8,722 | #202 |
| 1990s | 33,868 | #72 |
| 2000s | 56,846 | #69 |
| 2010s | 36,401 | #90 |
| 2020s | 14,823 | #132 |
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Questions
- Is Cole a boy or girl name?
- Cole is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Cole were boys.
- How popular is the name Cole?
- 2,003 baby boys were named Cole in the US in 2025, making it the 182nd most popular boy name. Another 6 girls got the name (#13,204 for girls).
- When was Cole most popular?
- Cole peaked in 2002, when 6,038 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #69, held for 2 years starting in 2002.
- How many people are named Cole?
- 154,646 babies have been named Cole in the US since 1880. We estimate about 151,056 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 21.
- Where is Cole most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Cole was most common in New Hampshire, at 5.2 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.