Cole
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning dark, swarthy; charcoal.
Babies a year
3,458
the US, 2017
Rarity
Common
among names in use
US popularity
#182
down from #162
UK popularity
#179
289 babies · down from #169
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 |
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. Its US peak was 6,035 in 2002.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Cole was most common in 2000, when it went to 0.28% of American babies of that sex.
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