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Cole is a given name of English origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 152,615 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 152,069 as boys and 546 as girls. Cole gained popularity in the 1980s, peaked in 2002 and has since declined in popularity. It is the #498 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 2,224
2023 2,377
2022 2,633
2021 2,846
2020 2,778
2019 3,107
2018 3,360
2017 3,479
2016 3,621
2015 3,514
2014 3,435
2013 3,466
2012 3,791
2011 4,153
2010 4,595
2009 5,292
2008 5,408
2007 5,717
2006 5,671
2005 5,601
2004 5,671
2003 5,903
2002 6,054
2001 5,751
2000 5,944
1999 5,332
1998 5,160
1997 5,174
1996 3,749
1995 3,164
1994 3,312
1993 2,675
1992 2,326
1991 1,992
1990 1,110
1989 916
1988 908
1987 1,010
1986 1,081
1985 1,185
1984 1,177
1983 1,126
1982 818
1981 299
1980 278
1979 158
1978 149
1977 157
1976 144
1975 158
1974 181
1973 159
1972 139
1971 99
1970 99
1969 83
1968 69
1967 53
1966 50
1965 68
1964 64
1963 63
1962 83
1961 98
1960 72
1959 69
1958 72
1957 73
1956 61
1955 62
1954 64
1953 40
1952 43
1951 50
1950 28
1949 30
1948 40
1947 34
1946 18
1945 8
1944 12
1943 22
1942 28
1941 22
1940 10
1939 7
1938 12
1937 12
1936 14
1935 9
1934 18
1933 10
1932 18
1931 16
1930 11
1929 13
1928 15
1927 10
1926 16
1925 18
1924 16
1923 21
1922 18
1921 19
1920 10
1919 22
1918 17
1917 19
1916 25
1915 26
1914 23
1913 19
1912 23
1911 10
1910 6
1909 5
1907 5
1900 6
1899 5
1886 6