Cole
4 countries#182 in United States, 2025Popularity across 4 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Cole was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
Country by country
United States
154,646 births recorded 1886–2025 · currently #182 · peaked in 2002 with 6,054 births
Most common in: California, Texas, Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
Scotland
2,436 births recorded 1991–2025 · currently #64 · peaked in 2010 with 164 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
392 births recorded 2000–2025 · currently #212 · peaked in 2017 with 29 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
France
61 births recorded 1999–2022 · currently #4603 · peaked in 1999 with 9 births
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Cole’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #84 | — |
| 2007 | #84 | — |
| 2008 | #85 | ↓1 |
| 2009 | #82 | ↑3 |
| 2010 | #90 | ↓8 |
| 2011 | #94 | ↓4 |
| 2012 | #102 | ↓8 |
| 2013 | #114 | ↓12 |
| 2014 | #116 | ↓2 |
| 2015 | #115 | ↑1 |
| 2016 | #110 | ↑5 |
| 2017 | #116 | ↓6 |
| 2018 | #118 | ↓2 |
| 2019 | #123 | ↓5 |
| 2020 | #133 | ↓10 |
| 2021 | #132 | ↑1 |
| 2022 | #144 | ↓12 |
| 2023 | #155 | ↓11 |
| 2024 | #162 | ↓7 |
| 2025 | #182 | ↓20 |
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