Is Kohen a boy or girl name?
Kohen is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 17 girls and 1,079 boys were named Kohen, so 1.6% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 1.9% of the 7,393 US babies named Kohen were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #318
- Girl rank, 2024
- #6,783
- Babies named Kohen since 1996
- 7,393
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 1,096 babies
Boys and girls named Kohen, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,079 | #318 | 17 | #6,783 |
| 2023 | 839 | #380 | 18 | #6,546 |
| 2022 | 646 | #478 | 12 | #8,804 |
| 2021 | 474 | #589 | 18 | #6,544 |
| 2020 | 417 | #644 | 13 | #8,201 |
| 2019 | 425 | #633 | 14 | #7,953 |
| 2018 | 425 | #626 | 6 | #14,811 |
| 2017 | 379 | #668 | 10 | #10,374 |
| 2016 | 386 | #667 | 6 | #15,352 |
| 2015 | 297 | #786 | 5 | #17,907 |
| 2014 | 234 | #918 | 7 | #13,879 |
| 2013 | 210 | #953 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 212 | #954 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 196 | #993 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 180 | #1,076 | 6 | #16,061 |
| 2009 | 190 | #1,025 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 174 | #1,078 | 5 | #19,126 |
| 2007 | 142 | #1,239 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 123 | #1,337 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 113 | #1,338 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 59 | #2,041 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 17 | #4,727 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 8 | #8,106 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 9 | #7,239 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 10 | #6,612 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 6 | #9,127 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 6 | #8,526 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kohen reached #318 in 2024. As a girl name, it reached #6,544 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.