Cohan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KOH-en
- Origin
- Modern
- UK rank, 2025
- #902 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #4,248 for boys
- Style
- Big in Northern Ireland
Cohan is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 902nd for boys in the UK (38 babies) and 4,248th for boys in the US (24 babies).
Where does Cohan come from?
Modern: spelling of Cohen; also an Irish surname
Is Cohan a girl's or a boy's name?
Cohan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 38 boys in the UK and 24 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Cohan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 902nd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 38 about 1 in 7,900 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 10% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 38 boys in the UK were named Cohan, making it the 902nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 876th.
2025 had the most boys named Cohan of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Cohan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 246 boys in the UK were given Cohan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #233, up from #902 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,275th in England and Wales, 647th in Scotland and 175th in Northern Ireland.
Cohan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 38 | #902 |
| 2024 | 30 | #1,064 |
| 2023 | 23 | #1,286 |
| 2022 | 24 | #1,229 |
| 2021 | 30 | #1,064 |
| 2020 | 37 | #876 |
| 2019 | 26 | #1,124 |
| 2018 | 20 | #1,362 |
| 2017 | 33 | #1,010 |
| 2016 | 31 | #1,030 |
| 2015 | 20 | #1,367 |
| 2014 | 24 | #1,196 |
| 2013 | 13 | #1,799 |
| 2012 | 23 | #1,234 |
| 2011 | 21 | #1,293 |
| 2010 | 23 | #1,206 |
| 2009 | 20 | #1,290 |
| 2008 | 11 | #1,930 |
| 2007 | 15 | #1,540 |
| 2006 | 12 | #1,640 |
| 2005 | 8 | #2,090 |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
How popular is Cohan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,248th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 24 about 1 in 71,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 91% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 24 boys in the US were named Cohan, making it the 4,248th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,292nd. Its busiest year was 2023, with 31 boys. It first appears in the records in 2003.
Half of all the boys named Cohan in the US since 1880 were born between 2010 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 2,989 boys in the US were given Cohan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #131, up from #4,248 for this spelling alone.
Cohan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24 | #4,248 |
| 2024 | 29 | #3,791 |
| 2023 | 31 | #3,627 |
| 2022 | 26 | #4,086 |
| 2021 | 22 | #4,490 |
| 2020 | 13 | #6,292 |
| 2019 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2018 | 15 | #5,766 |
| 2017 | 13 | #6,334 |
| 2016 | 13 | #6,344 |
| 2015 | 10 | #7,486 |
| 2014 | 19 | #4,862 |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 10 | #7,553 |
| 2011 | 16 | #5,429 |
| 2010 | 13 | #6,353 |
| 2009 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2008 | 15 | #5,762 |
| 2007 | 14 | #5,898 |
| 2006 | 13 | #6,090 |
| 2005 | 15 | #5,273 |
| 2004 | 6 | #9,941 |
| 2003 | 5 | #10,886 |
Names like Cohan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kayden, Finn, Conan, Ronan, Caelan, Callan, Keegan, Lochlan, Aiden, Brody, Conlan, Cassian
Other spellings of Cohan
Names related to Cohan
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya, Oaklynn
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Cohan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/cohan, updated 20 October 2026.