Kohl
Boy · KOHL · Germanic
Kohl is a boys' name of Germanic origin, meaning “cabbage”. In 2025 it ranked 5,397th for boys in the US (17 babies).
What does Kohl mean?
Germanic: German surname, also used as a spelling of Cole
“cabbage”
As a surname it was borne by Helmut Kohl, the German chancellor who oversaw reunification in 1990.
- Say it
- KOHL
Is Kohl a girl's or a boy's name?
Kohl is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 17 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kohl in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2010, with 5 boys.
Kohl in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | #6,556 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 1 | #6,416 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 2 | #6,266 |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 5 | #3,478 |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
How popular is Kohl in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,397among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 17about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 27% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 17 boys in the US were named Kohl, making it the 5,397th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,695th. Its busiest year was 2001, with 98 boys. It first appears in the records in 1982.
Half of all the boys named Kohl in the US since 1880 were born between 1997 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 2,217 boys in the US were given Kohl or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #183, up from #5,397 for this spelling alone.
Kohl in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | #5,397 |
| 2024 | 10 | #7,760 |
| 2023 | 16 | #5,661 |
| 2022 | 15 | #5,870 |
| 2021 | 24 | #4,243 |
| 2020 | 15 | #5,695 |
| 2019 | 28 | #3,791 |
| 2018 | 16 | #5,536 |
| 2017 | 27 | #3,885 |
| 2016 | 28 | #3,775 |
| 2015 | 34 | #3,298 |
| 2014 | 32 | #3,369 |
| 2013 | 33 | #3,263 |
| 2012 | 28 | #3,711 |
| 2011 | 32 | #3,363 |
| 2010 | 44 | #2,729 |
| 2009 | 58 | #2,251 |
| 2008 | 55 | #2,344 |
| 2007 | 64 | #2,117 |
| 2006 | 52 | #2,374 |
| 2005 | 53 | #2,233 |
| 2004 | 66 | #1,853 |
| 2003 | 93 | #1,418 |
| 2002 | 96 | #1,369 |
| 2001 | 98 | #1,323 |
| 2000 | 86 | #1,425 |
| 1999 | 73 | #1,528 |
| 1998 | 69 | #1,543 |
| 1997 | 60 | #1,654 |
| 1996 | 57 | #1,668 |
| 1995 | 60 | #1,554 |
| 1994 | 66 | #1,449 |
| 1993 | 53 | #1,657 |
| 1992 | 39 | #1,997 |
| 1991 | 37 | #2,013 |
| 1990 | 31 | #2,250 |
| 1989 | 14 | #3,803 |
| 1988 | 12 | #3,910 |
| 1987 | 10 | #4,233 |
| 1986 | 9 | #4,453 |
| 1985 | 15 | #3,067 |
| 1984 | 14 | #3,105 |
| 1983 | 11 | #3,629 |
| 1982 | 9 | #4,232 |
Names like Kohl
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Other spellings of Kohl
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