Is Kole a boy or girl name?
Kole is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 170 boys were named Kole, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.7% of the 9,688 US babies named Kole were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,200
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Kole since 1969
- 9,688
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 433 babies
Boys and girls named Kole, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 51 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 282 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 1,477 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 3,438 | 16 | 0.5% |
| 2010s | 3,219 | 37 | 1.1% |
| 2020s | 1,151 | 12 | 1% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 170 | #1,200 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 226 | #971 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 216 | #1,026 | 6 | #14,518 |
| 2021 | 272 | #859 | 6 | #14,430 |
| 2020 | 267 | #855 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 279 | #816 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 301 | #771 | 8 | #11,996 |
| 2017 | 310 | #759 | 5 | #17,247 |
| 2016 | 293 | #798 | 6 | #15,354 |
| 2015 | 313 | #762 | 6 | #15,527 |
| 2014 | 288 | #799 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 323 | #724 | 6 | #15,648 |
| 2012 | 331 | #715 | 6 | #15,993 |
| 2011 | 353 | #669 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 428 | #587 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 433 | #598 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 363 | #667 | 6 | #16,532 |
| 2007 | 382 | #636 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 352 | #655 | 5 | #18,732 |
| 2005 | 376 | #601 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 335 | #632 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 323 | #638 | 5 | #17,144 |
| 2002 | 327 | #613 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 289 | #647 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 258 | #686 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 255 | #668 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 215 | #750 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 202 | #745 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 155 | #882 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 160 | #858 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 138 | #938 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 124 | #970 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 105 | #1,072 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 67 | #1,392 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 56 | #1,524 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 32 | #2,180 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 39 | #1,784 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 33 | #1,920 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 33 | #1,863 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 36 | #1,712 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 38 | #1,593 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 31 | #1,802 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 21 | #2,384 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 9 | #4,352 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 10 | #4,000 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 12 | #3,463 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 5 | #6,073 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 12 | #3,047 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 6 | #4,832 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 11 | #3,073 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 5 | #5,315 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,734 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kole reached #587 in 2010. As a girl name, it reached #11,996 in 2018. 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 Kole
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.