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Cole

Gender

Male

Origin

English
From The Name Nicholas
Dark; also a nickname for Nicholas

Syllables

1

Themes

  • Surname

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Cole

Pronunciation

c(o)-le

Famous People

Composer Cole Porter

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2002 (rank #69, 6,035 births); most recent 2025 (rank #182, 2,003 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2006 (rank #4459, 32 births); most recent 2025 (rank #13208, 6 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
20252,0036
20242,2195
20232,36314
20222,6258
20212,83412
20202,76810
20193,09116
20183,34713
20173,46712
20163,60318

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2010 (rank #125, 499 births); most recent 2025 (rank #179, 289 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
2025289
2024300
2023247
2022277
2021265
2020291
2019317
2018413
2017402
2016396

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 1999 (rank #1693, 9 births); most recent 2023 (rank #2965, 7 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
20237
20224
20213
20206
20193
2018–
2017–
20164
20153
20144

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2020 (rank #134, 45 births); most recent 2025 (rank #184, 26 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
202526
202427
202324
202223
202130
202045
201942
201834
201738
201624

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2010 (rank #43, 164 births); most recent 2025 (rank #64, 73 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
202573
202477
202366
202277
202183
202081
201994
2018104
2017109
2016117

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2017 (rank #98, 29 births); most recent 2025 (rank #212, 9 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
20259
202417
20236
202217
202119
202019
201910
201817
201729
201621

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 1997 (rank #23, 169 births); most recent 2023 (rank #277, 12 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
202312
202223
202121
202034
201933
201839
201747
201642
201553
201445

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence