Cole
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Cole is a boys' name of English origin. In 2025 it ranked 163rd for boys in the UK (371 babies) and 182nd for boys in the US (2,003 babies).
What does Cole mean?
English: English surname, perhaps from Old English col, coal, or short for Nicholas
Old King Cole of the nursery rhyme is a legendary early British king.
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Is Cole a girl's or a boy's name?
Cole is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 371 boys in the UK and 6 girls and 2,003 boys in the US.
How popular is Cole in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #163among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 371about 1 in 810 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 19% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.7%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 371 boys in the UK were named Cole, making it the 163rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 156th. Its busiest year was 2010, with 687 boys.
Half of all the boys named Cole in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 397 boys in the UK were given Cole or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #162, up from #163 for this spelling alone.
- Cole 371
- Kole 26
Among boys in 2025, it was 179th in England and Wales, 64th in Scotland and 212th in Northern Ireland.
Cole in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 371 | #163 |
| 2024 | 394 | #151 |
| 2023 | 319 | #180 |
| 2022 | 371 | #158 |
| 2021 | 367 | #165 |
| 2020 | 391 | #156 |
| 2019 | 421 | #154 |
| 2018 | 534 | #125 |
| 2017 | 540 | #125 |
| 2016 | 534 | #127 |
| 2015 | 455 | #146 |
| 2014 | 466 | #145 |
| 2013 | 488 | #138 |
| 2012 | 554 | #132 |
| 2011 | 572 | #127 |
| 2010 | 687 | #109 |
| 2009 | 564 | #119 |
| 2008 | 539 | #119 |
| 2007 | 472 | #132 |
| 2006 | 510 | #123 |
| 2005 | 503 | #128 |
| 2004 | 434 | #136 |
| 2003 | 376 | #143 |
| 2002 | 263 | #163 |
| 2001 | 219 | #179 |
| 2000 | 205 | #185 |
| 1999 | 130 | #264 |
| 1998 | 88 | #328 |
| 1997 | 45 | #476 |
| 1996 | 51 | #437 |
How popular is Cole in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #182among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 2,003about 1 in 850 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 28% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.6%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 2,003 boys in the US were named Cole, making it the 182nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 133rd. Its busiest year was 2002, with 6,038 boys. It first appears in the records in 1886. 6 girls were also named Cole in 2025 (13,203rd for girls).
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Cole than any year since 1991.
Half of all the boys named Cole in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 2,217 boys in the US were given Cole or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #183.
Cole in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,003 | #182 |
| 2024 | 2,224 | #162 |
| 2023 | 2,364 | #155 |
| 2022 | 2,626 | #144 |
| 2021 | 2,835 | #132 |
| 2020 | 2,771 | #133 |
| 2019 | 3,093 | #123 |
| 2018 | 3,348 | #118 |
| 2017 | 3,468 | #116 |
| 2016 | 3,604 | #110 |
| 2015 | 3,499 | #115 |
| 2014 | 3,426 | #116 |
| 2013 | 3,454 | #114 |
| 2012 | 3,779 | #102 |
| 2011 | 4,140 | #94 |
| 2010 | 4,590 | #90 |
| 2009 | 5,278 | #82 |
| 2008 | 5,389 | #85 |
| 2007 | 5,703 | #84 |
| 2006 | 5,640 | #84 |
| 2005 | 5,587 | #79 |
| 2004 | 5,648 | #75 |
| 2003 | 5,898 | #69 |
| 2002 | 6,038 | #69 |
| 2001 | 5,739 | #74 |
| 2000 | 5,926 | #71 |
| 1999 | 5,317 | #75 |
| 1998 | 5,148 | #77 |
| 1997 | 5,159 | #72 |
| 1996 | 3,737 | #106 |
| 1995 | 3,150 | #118 |
| 1994 | 3,302 | #111 |
| 1993 | 2,665 | #130 |
| 1992 | 2,312 | #143 |
| 1991 | 1,978 | #162 |
| 1990 | 1,100 | #248 |
| 1989 | 909 | #272 |
| 1988 | 904 | #260 |
| 1987 | 1,003 | #234 |
| 1986 | 1,070 | #220 |
| 1985 | 1,185 | #204 |
| 1984 | 1,163 | #202 |
| 1983 | 1,112 | #209 |
| 1982 | 806 | #266 |
| 1981 | 299 | #484 |
| 1980 | 271 | #516 |
| 1979 | 158 | #678 |
| 1978 | 149 | #686 |
| 1977 | 157 | #675 |
| 1976 | 144 | #693 |
| 1975 | 158 | #653 |
| 1974 | 181 | #592 |
| 1973 | 159 | #623 |
| 1972 | 140 | #678 |
| 1971 | 99 | #811 |
| 1970 | 99 | #812 |
| 1969 | 83 | #841 |
| 1968 | 69 | #869 |
| 1967 | 53 | #992 |
| 1966 | 50 | #1,027 |
| 1965 | 68 | #890 |
| 1964 | 64 | #952 |
| 1963 | 63 | #946 |
| 1962 | 83 | #831 |
| 1961 | 98 | #775 |
| 1960 | 72 | #891 |
| 1959 | 69 | #918 |
| 1958 | 72 | #888 |
| 1957 | 73 | #883 |
| 1956 | 61 | #953 |
| 1955 | 62 | #948 |
| 1954 | 64 | #928 |
| 1953 | 40 | #1,169 |
| 1952 | 43 | #1,110 |
| 1951 | 50 | #991 |
| 1950 | 28 | #1,363 |
| 1949 | 30 | #1,321 |
| 1948 | 40 | #1,126 |
| 1947 | 34 | #1,251 |
| 1946 | 18 | #1,691 |
| 1945 | 8 | #2,573 |
| 1944 | 12 | #2,079 |
| 1943 | 22 | #1,485 |
| 1942 | 28 | #1,316 |
| 1941 | 22 | #1,446 |
| 1940 | 10 | #2,322 |
| 1939 | 7 | #2,829 |
| 1938 | 12 | #2,084 |
| 1937 | 12 | #2,088 |
| 1936 | 14 | #1,872 |
| 1935 | 9 | #2,529 |
| 1934 | 18 | #1,658 |
| 1933 | 10 | #2,367 |
| 1932 | 18 | #1,716 |
| 1931 | 16 | #1,843 |
| 1930 | 11 | #2,443 |
| 1929 | 13 | #2,198 |
| 1928 | 15 | #2,048 |
| 1927 | 10 | #2,702 |
| 1926 | 16 | #1,981 |
| 1925 | 18 | #1,869 |
| 1924 | 16 | #2,043 |
| 1923 | 21 | #1,695 |
| 1922 | 18 | #1,883 |
| 1921 | 19 | #1,828 |
| 1920 | 10 | #2,764 |
| 1919 | 22 | #1,575 |
| 1918 | 17 | #1,904 |
| 1917 | 19 | #1,692 |
| 1916 | 25 | #1,374 |
| 1915 | 26 | #1,306 |
| 1914 | 23 | #1,221 |
| 1913 | 19 | #1,173 |
| 1912 | 23 | #935 |
| 1911 | 10 | #1,116 |
| 1910 | 6 | #1,420 |
| 1909 | 5 | #1,439 |
| 1908 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 5 | #1,344 |
| 1906 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 6 | #1,161 |
| 1899 | 5 | #1,050 |
| 1898 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 6 | #845 |
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