Cole
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning dark, swarthy; charcoal.
How Cole has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #115 |
| 2016 | #110 |
| 2017 | #116 |
| 2018 | #118 |
| 2019 | #122 |
| 2020 | #132 |
| 2021 | #132 |
| 2022 | #143 |
| 2023 | #155 |
| 2024 | #162 |
| 2025 | #182 |
Cole by the numbers
In 2025, 289 babies in England and Wales were named Cole. In the US, 3,458 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 American peak was 6,035 babies in 2002, making it a 2000s name.
At its height, in 2000, about 1 in 350 American boys born that year was called Cole.
Names that come from Cole
Forms of Cole in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Cole. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Cole
Names that are said the same way as Cole, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean darkness
Like Cole, each of these has darkness in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Adrianfrom Hadria; dark one6,317 in the US (2017)
- Coltondark settlement; coal town5,261 in the US (2017)
- Blakedark or pale3,782 in the US (2017)
- Blakelydark or pale meadow; a place name used as personal name1,244 in the US (2017)
- Donovandark brown warrior; surname used as given name1,056 in the US (2017)
- Sullivandark-eyed or black-eyed one165 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Cole
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