Cohen
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KOH-en
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #347 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #225 for boys
- Style
- Big in Northern Ireland
Cohen is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “priest”. In 2025 it ranked 347th for boys in the UK (137 babies) and 225th for boys in the US (1,590 babies).
What does Cohen mean?
Hebrew: Jewish surname, from Hebrew kohen
“priest”
Traditionally a Jewish surname marking descent from Aaron's priestly line, so some Jewish families avoid it as a first name.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Cohen a girl's or a boy's name?
Cohen is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 137 boys in the UK and 37 girls and 1,590 boys in the US.
How popular is Cohen in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 347th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 137 about 1 in 2,200 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 31% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 137 boys in the UK were named Cohen, making it the 347th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 320th. Its busiest year was 2016, with 217 boys.
Half of all the boys named Cohen in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 246 boys in the UK were given Cohen or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #233, up from #347 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 404th in England and Wales, 178th in Scotland and 159th in Northern Ireland.
Cohen in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 137 | #347 |
| 2024 | 122 | #391 |
| 2023 | 124 | #381 |
| 2022 | 150 | #338 |
| 2021 | 129 | #378 |
| 2020 | 158 | #320 |
| 2019 | 193 | #279 |
| 2018 | 201 | #283 |
| 2017 | 216 | #274 |
| 2016 | 217 | #272 |
| 2015 | 192 | #292 |
| 2014 | 180 | #297 |
| 2013 | 171 | #296 |
| 2012 | 170 | #305 |
| 2011 | 171 | #299 |
| 2010 | 157 | #319 |
| 2009 | 120 | #365 |
| 2008 | 122 | #355 |
| 2007 | 78 | #485 |
| 2006 | 95 | #400 |
| 2005 | 52 | #569 |
| 2004 | 31 | #796 |
| 2003 | 9 | #1,723 |
| 2002 | 10 | #1,490 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,326 |
| 2000 | 6 | #1,977 |
| 1999 | 8 | #1,582 |
| 1998 | 4 | #2,531 |
| 1997 | 8 | #1,532 |
| 1996 | 6 | #1,840 |
How popular is Cohen in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 225th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 1,590 about 1 in 1,100 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 30% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.3% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 1,590 boys in the US were named Cohen, making it the 225th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 286th. It first appears in the records in 1912. 37 girls were also named Cohen in 2025 (3,902nd for girls).
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 12 years. 2025 had the most boys named Cohen of any year since it first appeared, in 1912.
Half of all the boys named Cohen in the US since 1880 were born between 2010 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 2,989 boys in the US were given Cohen or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #131, up from #225 for this spelling alone.
Cohen in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,590 | #225 |
| 2024 | 1,479 | #239 |
| 2023 | 1,413 | #247 |
| 2022 | 1,252 | #277 |
| 2021 | 1,201 | #287 |
| 2020 | 1,183 | #286 |
| 2019 | 1,135 | #299 |
| 2018 | 1,125 | #305 |
| 2017 | 1,101 | #314 |
| 2016 | 1,089 | #321 |
| 2015 | 1,020 | #336 |
| 2014 | 969 | #342 |
| 2013 | 840 | #369 |
| 2012 | 938 | #335 |
| 2011 | 897 | #337 |
| 2010 | 835 | #360 |
| 2009 | 984 | #326 |
| 2008 | 880 | #356 |
| 2007 | 774 | #391 |
| 2006 | 692 | #414 |
| 2005 | 618 | #432 |
| 2004 | 315 | #652 |
| 2003 | 90 | #1,449 |
| 2002 | 72 | #1,644 |
| 2001 | 50 | #2,082 |
| 2000 | 55 | #1,891 |
| 1999 | 54 | #1,821 |
| 1998 | 44 | #2,091 |
| 1997 | 31 | #2,542 |
| 1996 | 23 | #3,102 |
| 1995 | 15 | #4,046 |
| 1994 | 14 | #4,284 |
| 1993 | 20 | #3,240 |
| 1992 | 19 | #3,331 |
| 1991 | 16 | #3,629 |
| 1990 | 10 | #4,986 |
| 1989 | 8 | #5,608 |
| 1988 | 13 | #3,700 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 6 | #5,557 |
| 1983 | 8 | #4,497 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,260 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 8 | #4,401 |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,056 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 5 | #4,031 |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 5 | #3,991 |
| 1956 | 5 | #3,940 |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 5 | #3,688 |
| 1948 | 5 | #3,665 |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 7 | #2,742 |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 5 | #3,536 |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 5 | #3,479 |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 5 | #3,761 |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 5 | #4,149 |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 8 | #3,137 |
| 1925 | 12 | #2,434 |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 5 | #4,236 |
| 1922 | 13 | #2,346 |
| 1921 | 10 | #2,803 |
| 1920 | 8 | #3,207 |
| 1919 | 9 | #2,876 |
| 1918 | 6 | #3,727 |
| 1917 | 9 | #2,731 |
| 1916 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 6 | #2,495 |
| 1912 | 5 | #2,543 |
Names like Cohen
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kayden, Finn, Aiden, Eden, Brody, Rowan, Caelan, Ronan, Callan, Kian, Jayden, Lochlan
Other spellings of Cohen
Names related to Cohen
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias
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, “Cohen: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/cohen, updated 20 October 2026.