Cohen
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning priest; kohanim.
How Cohen has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #336 |
| 2016 | #321 |
| 2017 | #314 |
| 2018 | #305 |
| 2019 | #300 |
| 2020 | #286 |
| 2021 | #287 |
| 2022 | #277 |
| 2023 | #247 |
| 2024 | #239 |
| 2025 | #225 |
Cohen by the numbers
In 2025, 100 babies in England and Wales were named Cohen. In the US, 1,115 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Cohen. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Cohen
Names that are said the same way as Cohen, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a craft or trade
Like Cohen, each of these has a craft or trade in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Masonstone worker13,560 in the US (2017)
- Graysonson of the steward8,767 in the US (2017)
- Skylarscholar, learned one; a modern respelling of Schuyler4,984 in the US (2017)
- Chaseto hunt; one who hunts4,207 in the US (2017)
- Georgefarmer, earth worker3,082 in England and Wales (2025)
- Baileybailiff or steward of a castle2,561 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Cohen
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