Is Cohen a boy or girl name?
Cohen is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 25 girls and 1,475 boys were named Cohen, so 1.7% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 1.6% of the 21,796 US babies named Cohen were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #239
- Girl rank, 2024
- #5,167
- Babies named Cohen since 1912
- 21,796
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 1,500 babies
Boys and girls named Cohen, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 35 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 61 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 22 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 14 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 40 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 246 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 4,530 | 35 | 0.8% |
| 2010s | 9,948 | 154 | 1.5% |
| 2020s | 6,523 | 163 | 2.4% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,475 | #239 | 25 | #5,167 |
| 2023 | 1,413 | #247 | 39 | #3,850 |
| 2022 | 1,251 | #277 | 34 | #4,227 |
| 2021 | 1,201 | #287 | 40 | #3,749 |
| 2020 | 1,183 | #286 | 25 | #5,046 |
| 2019 | 1,135 | #299 | 31 | #4,464 |
| 2018 | 1,125 | #305 | 20 | #6,072 |
| 2017 | 1,100 | #314 | 21 | #5,874 |
| 2016 | 1,089 | #321 | 17 | #6,972 |
| 2015 | 1,020 | #336 | 12 | #9,072 |
| 2014 | 969 | #342 | 16 | #7,389 |
| 2013 | 840 | #369 | 12 | #9,154 |
| 2012 | 938 | #336 | 8 | #12,470 |
| 2011 | 897 | #337 | 11 | #9,874 |
| 2010 | 835 | #360 | 6 | #15,399 |
| 2009 | 984 | #326 | 9 | #11,670 |
| 2008 | 880 | #356 | 5 | #18,142 |
| 2007 | 774 | #391 | 5 | #18,238 |
| 2006 | 692 | #414 | 6 | #15,555 |
| 2005 | 618 | #432 | 10 | #10,305 |
| 2004 | 315 | #652 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 90 | #1,453 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 72 | #1,649 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 50 | #2,089 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 55 | #1,898 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 54 | #1,827 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 44 | #2,102 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 31 | #2,557 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 23 | #3,125 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 15 | #4,088 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 14 | #4,336 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 20 | #3,261 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 19 | #3,355 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 16 | #3,669 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 10 | #5,051 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 8 | #5,723 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 13 | #3,741 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 6 | #5,703 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 8 | #4,582 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,457 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 8 | #4,482 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,172 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 5 | #4,153 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 5 | #4,092 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 5 | #4,039 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 5 | #3,783 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 5 | #3,776 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 7 | #2,793 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 5 | #3,635 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 5 | #3,583 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 5 | #3,871 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 5 | #4,264 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 8 | #3,184 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 12 | #2,463 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 5 | #4,352 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 13 | #2,365 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 10 | #2,841 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 8 | #3,265 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 9 | #2,917 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 6 | #3,812 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 9 | #2,776 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 6 | #2,550 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 5 | #2,622 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Cohen reached #239 in 2024. As a girl name, it reached #3,749 in 2021. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.