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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202018boysat 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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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 2018

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Cohen, so not publishedAKMaine: #202 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 706 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Cohen, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #214 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 851 boysNHWashington: #274 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,190 boysWAIdaho: #272 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 971 boysIDMontana: #169 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 515 boysMTNorth Dakota: #154 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 487 boysNDMinnesota: #324 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,404 boysMNIllinois: #363 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,865 boysILWisconsin: #336 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,514 boysWIMichigan: #272 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 1,240 boysMINew York: #794 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 5,984 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Cohen, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Cohen, so not publishedRIOregon: #282 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,108 boysORNevada: #376 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,645 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Cohen, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #246 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 759 boysSDIowa: #149 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 513 boysIAIndiana: #210 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 849 boysINOhio: #192 for boys · 72 births · 1 in 796 boysOHPennsylvania: #345 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 1,847 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Cohen, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Cohen, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #614 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 4,489 boysCAUtah: #94 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 382 boysUTColorado: #410 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,843 boysCONebraska: #148 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 523 boysNEMissouri: #263 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,167 boysMOKentucky: #255 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,047 boysKYWest Virginia: #141 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 472 boysWVVirginia: #327 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,567 boysVAMaryland: #617 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,769 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Cohen, so not publishedDEArizona: #475 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,630 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Cohen, so not publishedNMKansas: #138 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 501 boysKSArkansas: #273 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,041 boysARTennessee: #215 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 866 boysTNNorth Carolina: #215 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 896 boysNCSouth Carolina: #358 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,607 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Cohen, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #245 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 896 boysOKLouisiana: #107 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 431 boysLAMississippi: #194 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 684 boysMSAlabama: #183 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 707 boysALGeorgia: #212 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 900 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Cohen, so not publishedHITexas: #329 for boys · 106 births · 1 in 1,650 boysTXFlorida: #404 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 2,282 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Utah#94 · 1 in 382
  2. Louisiana#107 · 1 in 431
  3. Kansas#138 · 1 in 501
  4. West Virginia#141 · 1 in 472
  5. Nebraska#148 · 1 in 523

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#94511 in 382
Louisiana#107531 in 431
Kansas#138291 in 501
West Virginia#141161 in 472
Nebraska#148181 in 523
Iowa#149281 in 513
North Dakota#15481 in 487
Montana#16971 in 515
Alabama#183321 in 707
Ohio#192721 in 796
Mississippi#194191 in 684
Maine#20261 in 706
Indiana#210401 in 849
Georgia#212581 in 900
New Hampshire#21451 in 851
North Carolina#215561 in 896
Tennessee#215411 in 866
Oklahoma#245211 in 896
South Dakota#24651 in 759
Kentucky#255201 in 1,047
Missouri#263261 in 1,167
Idaho#27281 in 971
Michigan#272371 in 1,240
Arkansas#273131 in 1,041
Washington#274291 in 1,190
Oregon#282151 in 1,108
Minnesota#324191 in 1,404
Virginia#327261 in 1,567
Texas#3291061 in 1,650
Wisconsin#336171 in 1,514
Pennsylvania#345311 in 1,847
South Carolina#358131 in 1,607
Illinois#363321 in 1,865
Nevada#37681 in 1,645
Florida#404421 in 2,282
Colorado#410141 in 1,843
Arizona#475131 in 2,630
California#614461 in 4,489
Maryland#61771 in 3,769
New York#794161 in 5,984
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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 2018

girls
#6,010
20 births · 1 in 85,054 girls
boys
#305
1,125 births · 1 in 1,614 boys

Top girls' names in 2018

  1. #1Emma18,824
  2. #2Olivia18,061
  3. #3Ava15,034
  4. #4Isabella14,575
  5. #5Sophia14,013
  6. #6Charlotte13,038
  7. #7Mia12,742
  8. #8Amelia12,405
  9. #9Harper10,646
  10. #10Evelyn10,433
  11. #6,010Cohen20

Top boys' names in 2018

  1. #1Liam19,977
  2. #2Noah18,441
  3. #3William14,646
  4. #4James13,650
  5. #5Oliver13,500
  6. #6Benjamin13,488
  7. #7Elijah13,020
  8. #8Lucas12,665
  9. #9Mason12,526
  10. #10Logan12,447
  11. #305Cohen1,125
More about 2018

girls

1,701,074 girls got a published name in 2018; 1 in 85,054 of them was named Cohen, which outranked 66.9% of the 18,152 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Cohen
  1. #5,785Zeppelin21
  2. #5,785Zuriah21
  3. #5,785Zuzanna21
  4. #6,010Cohen20
  5. #6,010Aalani20
  6. #6,010Aaliah20
  7. #6,010Aamina20
  8. #6,248Aalyiah19
  9. #6,248Aanika19
  10. #6,248Aariana19

Tied with 237 names at #6,010; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2017
Risers
  1. ↑ 680Meghan#1,387 → #707
  2. ↑ 567Dior#1,360 → #793
  3. ↑ 367Palmer#1,042 → #675
  4. ↑ 361Adalee#1,217 → #856
  5. ↑ 346Oaklynn#888 → #542
Fallers
  1. ↓ 334Audrina#847 → #1,181
  2. ↓ 234Courtney#952 → #1,186
  3. ↓ 232Marjorie#938 → #1,170
  4. ↓ 228Anabelle#969 → #1,197
  5. ↓ 225Angelique#799 → #1,024

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

boys

1,816,158 boys got a published name in 2018; 1 in 1,614 of them was named Cohen, which outranked 97.8% of the 14,118 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. #301Tanner1,142
  2. #303Kyler1,138
  3. #304Jett1,134
  4. #305Cohen1,125
  5. #305Ricardo1,125
  6. #307Spencer1,117
  7. #308Gideon1,108
  8. #309Titus1,100

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2017
Risers
  1. ↑ 594Genesis#1,575 → #981
  2. ↑ 436Baker#1,149 → #713
  3. ↑ 430Saint#1,287 → #857
  4. ↑ 319Kairo#802 → #483
  5. ↑ 307Watson#1,020 → #713
Fallers
  1. ↓ 235Aaden#893 → #1,128
  2. ↓ 224Dilan#917 → #1,141
  3. ↓ 201Craig#980 → #1,181
  4. ↓ 177Mike#951 → #1,128
  5. ↓ 172Harper#798 → #970

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

See the top 100 for 2018 →