Is Cole a boy or girl name?
Cole is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 5 girls and 2,219 boys were named Cole, so 0.2% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.4% of the 152,615 US babies named Cole were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #162
- Girl rank, 2024
- #15,739
- Babies named Cole since 1886
- 152,615
- Most popular year
- 2002
- 6,054 babies
Boys and girls named Cole, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 16 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 190 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 156 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 127 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 224 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 562 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 703 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 1,443 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 8,722 | 76 | 0.9% |
| 1990s | 33,866 | 128 | 0.4% |
| 2000s | 56,845 | 167 | 0.3% |
| 2010s | 36,395 | 126 | 0.3% |
| 2020s | 12,809 | 49 | 0.4% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,219 | #162 | 5 | #15,739 |
| 2023 | 2,363 | #155 | 14 | #7,727 |
| 2022 | 2,625 | #144 | 8 | #11,424 |
| 2021 | 2,834 | #132 | 12 | #8,580 |
| 2020 | 2,768 | #133 | 10 | #9,715 |
| 2019 | 3,091 | #123 | 16 | #7,100 |
| 2018 | 3,347 | #118 | 13 | #8,249 |
| 2017 | 3,467 | #116 | 12 | #8,917 |
| 2016 | 3,603 | #110 | 18 | #6,717 |
| 2015 | 3,499 | #115 | 15 | #7,714 |
| 2014 | 3,426 | #115 | 9 | #11,187 |
| 2013 | 3,453 | #114 | 13 | #8,700 |
| 2012 | 3,779 | #102 | 12 | #9,231 |
| 2011 | 4,140 | #94 | 13 | #8,736 |
| 2010 | 4,590 | #90 | 5 | #17,605 |
| 2009 | 5,278 | #82 | 14 | #8,543 |
| 2008 | 5,389 | #85 | 19 | #6,863 |
| 2007 | 5,703 | #84 | 14 | #8,624 |
| 2006 | 5,639 | #84 | 32 | #4,484 |
| 2005 | 5,587 | #79 | 14 | #7,988 |
| 2004 | 5,648 | #75 | 23 | #5,411 |
| 2003 | 5,898 | #69 | 5 | #16,310 |
| 2002 | 6,038 | #69 | 16 | #6,775 |
| 2001 | 5,739 | #74 | 12 | #8,308 |
| 2000 | 5,926 | #71 | 18 | #5,997 |
| 1999 | 5,317 | #75 | 15 | #6,567 |
| 1998 | 5,148 | #77 | 12 | #7,645 |
| 1997 | 5,159 | #72 | 15 | #6,234 |
| 1996 | 3,737 | #106 | 12 | #7,238 |
| 1995 | 3,149 | #118 | 15 | #6,024 |
| 1994 | 3,301 | #111 | 11 | #7,712 |
| 1993 | 2,665 | #130 | 10 | #8,192 |
| 1992 | 2,312 | #143 | 14 | #6,374 |
| 1991 | 1,979 | #162 | 13 | #6,677 |
| 1990 | 1,099 | #248 | 11 | #7,413 |
| 1989 | 909 | #272 | 7 | #9,906 |
| 1988 | 903 | #260 | 5 | #12,192 |
| 1987 | 1,003 | #234 | 7 | #8,965 |
| 1986 | 1,070 | #220 | 11 | #6,245 |
| 1985 | 1,185 | #204 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 1,163 | #202 | 14 | #5,003 |
| 1983 | 1,112 | #209 | 14 | #4,933 |
| 1982 | 806 | #266 | 12 | #5,610 |
| 1981 | 299 | #485 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 272 | #514 | 6 | #9,317 |
| 1979 | 158 | #679 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 149 | #687 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 157 | #676 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 144 | #693 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 158 | #653 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 181 | #592 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 159 | #624 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 139 | #681 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 99 | #813 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 99 | #812 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 83 | #844 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 69 | #869 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 53 | #995 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 50 | #1,032 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 68 | #892 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 64 | #953 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 63 | #947 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 83 | #833 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 98 | #777 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 72 | #893 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 69 | #920 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 72 | #890 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 73 | #885 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 61 | #955 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 62 | #950 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 64 | #929 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 40 | #1,171 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 43 | #1,116 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 50 | #995 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 28 | #1,370 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 30 | #1,327 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 40 | #1,129 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 34 | #1,256 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 18 | #1,704 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 8 | #2,600 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 12 | #2,099 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 22 | #1,494 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 28 | #1,319 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 22 | #1,457 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 10 | #2,354 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 7 | #2,880 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 12 | #2,102 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 12 | #2,108 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 14 | #1,889 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 9 | #2,565 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 18 | #1,669 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 10 | #2,399 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 18 | #1,728 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 16 | #1,862 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 11 | #2,473 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 13 | #2,228 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 15 | #2,065 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 10 | #2,735 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 16 | #1,997 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 18 | #1,884 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 16 | #2,062 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 21 | #1,705 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 18 | #1,904 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 19 | #1,841 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 10 | #2,806 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 22 | #1,583 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 17 | #1,920 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 19 | #1,707 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 25 | #1,381 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 26 | #1,312 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 23 | #1,228 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 19 | #1,177 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 23 | #941 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 10 | #1,130 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 6 | #1,456 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 5 | #1,498 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 5 | #1,382 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 6 | #1,194 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 5 | #1,081 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 6 | #859 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Cole reached #69 in 2002. As a girl name, it reached #4,484 in 2006. 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 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Cole
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.