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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202005boysat 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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1984#5,5616
1983#4,4998
1982
1981#6,2625
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1979#4,4038
1978#5,0596
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1962#4,0335
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1957#3,9935
1956#3,9425
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1949#3,6905
1948#3,6685
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1945#2,7437
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1943#3,5385
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1939#3,4805
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1931#3,7635
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1928#4,1515
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1926#3,1398
1925#2,43512
1924
1923#4,2395
1922#2,34713
1921#2,80410
1920#3,2088
1919#2,8779
1918#3,7286
1917#2,7329
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1913#2,4966
1912#2,5445
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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 2005

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Cohen, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Cohen, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Cohen, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #188 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 932 boysNHWashington: #223 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 1,021 boysWAIdaho: #313 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,433 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Cohen, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Cohen, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #237 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,249 boysMNIllinois: #542 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 4,060 boysILWisconsin: #372 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,443 boysWIMichigan: #516 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 3,909 boysMINew York: #1,502 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 18,046 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Cohen, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Cohen, so not publishedRIOregon: #364 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,944 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Cohen, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Cohen, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Cohen, so not publishedSDIowa: #281 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,492 boysIAIndiana: #229 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 1,125 boysINOhio: #270 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 1,680 boysOHPennsylvania: #398 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 3,189 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Cohen, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Cohen, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #627 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 6,517 boysCAUtah: #248 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,178 boysUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Cohen, so not publishedCONebraska: #257 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,145 boysNEMissouri: #269 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,547 boysMOKentucky: #378 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,607 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Cohen, so not publishedWVVirginia: #465 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 3,313 boysVAMaryland: #501 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,597 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Cohen, so not publishedDEArizona: #379 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,359 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Cohen, so not publishedNMKansas: #415 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,347 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Cohen, so not publishedARTennessee: #334 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,939 boysTNNorth Carolina: #396 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 2,491 boysNCSouth Carolina: #357 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,927 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Cohen, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Cohen, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #205 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 965 boysLAMississippi: #515 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,950 boysMSAlabama: #310 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,694 boysALGeorgia: #418 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 2,488 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Cohen, so not publishedHITexas: #489 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 3,773 boysTXFlorida: #508 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 3,667 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New Hampshire#188 · 1 in 932
  2. Louisiana#205 · 1 in 965
  3. Washington#223 · 1 in 1,021
  4. Indiana#229 · 1 in 1,125
  5. Minnesota#237 · 1 in 1,249

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Hampshire#18861 in 932
Louisiana#205251 in 965
Washington#223341 in 1,021
Indiana#229341 in 1,125
Minnesota#237241 in 1,249
Utah#248191 in 1,178
Nebraska#25791 in 1,145
Missouri#269221 in 1,547
Ohio#270391 in 1,680
Iowa#281111 in 1,492
Alabama#310141 in 1,694
Idaho#31361 in 1,433
Tennessee#334191 in 1,939
South Carolina#357111 in 1,927
Oregon#364101 in 1,944
Wisconsin#372121 in 2,443
Kentucky#37891 in 2,607
Arizona#379181 in 2,359
North Carolina#396211 in 2,491
Pennsylvania#398201 in 3,189
Kansas#41571 in 2,347
Georgia#418241 in 2,488
Virginia#465131 in 3,313
Texas#489481 in 3,773
Maryland#50181 in 3,597
Florida#508271 in 3,667
Mississippi#51551 in 2,950
Michigan#516141 in 3,909
Illinois#542191 in 4,060
California#627391 in 6,517
New York#1,50261 in 18,046
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Hawaii
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Massachusetts
Montana
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New Jersey
New Mexico
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Rhode Island
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Vermont
West Virginia
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 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 2005

girls
#10,128
10 births · 1 in 184,784 girls
boys
#432
618 births · 1 in 3,232 boys

Top girls' names in 2005

  1. #1Emily23,952
  2. #2Emma20,362
  3. #3Madison19,578
  4. #4Abigail15,756
  5. #5Olivia15,700
  6. #6Isabella15,197
  7. #7Hannah14,854
  8. #8Samantha13,642
  9. #9Ava13,606
  10. #10Ashley13,276
  11. #10,128Cohen10

Top boys' names in 2005

  1. #1Jacob25,851
  2. #2Michael23,828
  3. #3Joshua23,261
  4. #4Matthew21,483
  5. #5Ethan21,318
  6. #6Andrew20,742
  7. #7Daniel20,236
  8. #8Anthony19,387
  9. #9Joseph19,241
  10. #10Christopher19,174
  11. #432Cohen618
More about 2005

girls

1,847,842 girls got a published name in 2005; 1 in 184,784 of them was named Cohen, which outranked 47.2% of the 19,199 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Cohen
  1. #9,452Zuriah11
  2. #9,452Zyann11
  3. #9,452Zyanya11
  4. #10,128Cohen10
  5. #10,128Aaliayah10
  6. #10,128Aaminah10
  7. #10,128Aamirah10
  8. #10,921Aaleah9
  9. #10,921Aaliayh9
  10. #10,921Aalliyah9

Tied with 792 names at #10,128; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2004
Risers
  1. 6,271Mikalah#7,077#806
  2. 2,724Yuridia#3,689#965
  3. 2,236Naima#3,127#891
  4. 1,924Karol#2,742#818
  5. 1,125Karma#1,972#847
Fallers
  1. 397Rhea#908#1,305
  2. 360Laisha#789#1,149
  3. 334Ashtyn#956#1,290
  4. 285Hunter#742#1,027
  5. 282Angeles#973#1,255

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

boys

1,997,305 boys got a published name in 2005; 1 in 3,232 of them was named Cohen, which outranked 96.8% of the 13,370 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 10.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Cohen
  1. #429Davion621
  2. #430Jon619
  3. #430Noe619
  4. #432Cohen618
  5. #433Kelvin617
  6. #434Guillermo616
  7. #435Jaylin610
Biggest movers since 2004
Risers
  1. 3,722Talan#4,264#542
  2. 1,048Carmine#1,934#886
  3. 727Leland#1,335#608
  4. 528Amare#1,159#631
  5. 525Braylen#1,359#834
Fallers
  1. 817Madison#857#1,674
  2. 783Andon#865#1,648
  3. 406Kanye#486#892
  4. 379Jakobe#846#1,225
  5. 359Koda#930#1,289

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

See the top 100 for 2005