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 | — | — | ||
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| 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 1988
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- North Dakota#70 · 1 in 258
- Montana#81 · 1 in 330
- Minnesota#85 · 1 in 479
- Idaho#97 · 1 in 424
- Nebraska#98 · 1 in 495
Best ever in a state: #7 in North Dakota, 2001.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota | #70 | 18 | 1 in 258 |
| Montana | #81 | 14 | 1 in 330 |
| Minnesota | #85 | 64 | 1 in 479 |
| Idaho | #97 | 15 | 1 in 424 |
| Nebraska | #98 | 22 | 1 in 495 |
| Wisconsin | #102 | 47 | 1 in 689 |
| Iowa | #108 | 29 | 1 in 610 |
| Kansas | #126 | 24 | 1 in 695 |
| Oregon | #131 | 22 | 1 in 834 |
| Colorado | #133 | 31 | 1 in 779 |
| South Dakota | #156 | 5 | 1 in 941 |
| Indiana | #161 | 33 | 1 in 1,175 |
| Utah | #170 | 15 | 1 in 1,084 |
| West Virginia | #170 | 7 | 1 in 1,478 |
| Oklahoma | #182 | 18 | 1 in 1,152 |
| Missouri | #201 | 22 | 1 in 1,660 |
| Washington | #205 | 21 | 1 in 1,552 |
| Ohio | #226 | 35 | 1 in 2,198 |
| Arkansas | #229 | 9 | 1 in 1,633 |
| Arizona | #237 | 19 | 1 in 1,550 |
| Michigan | #240 | 29 | 1 in 2,230 |
| Pennsylvania | #261 | 29 | 1 in 2,728 |
| Kentucky | #262 | 8 | 1 in 2,952 |
| Illinois | #264 | 42 | 1 in 1,987 |
| Texas | #281 | 83 | 1 in 1,736 |
| California | #321 | 97 | 1 in 2,600 |
| Massachusetts | #321 | 10 | 1 in 4,147 |
| Georgia | #349 | 15 | 1 in 3,113 |
| North Carolina | #369 | 12 | 1 in 3,626 |
| Florida | #383 | 25 | 1 in 3,379 |
| Maryland | #423 | 6 | 1 in 5,110 |
| New Jersey | #452 | 9 | 1 in 5,717 |
| Tennessee | #459 | 6 | 1 in 5,642 |
| Louisiana | #467 | 8 | 1 in 3,948 |
| New York | #541 | 19 | 1 in 6,826 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Carolina | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| 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 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 1988
Top girls' names in 1988
Top boys' names in 1988
More about 1988
girls
1,780,854 girls got a published name in 1988; 1 in 356,171 of them was named Cole, which outranked 15.0% of the 13,883 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Tied with 2,085 names at #11,798; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,914,283 boys got a published name in 1988; 1 in 2,118 of them was named Cole, which outranked 96.9% of the 8,495 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.