Masculine dossier · first seen 1886

Cole

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Cole
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2002

Peak era

2002

Peak rank proxy

6,038

Current vitality

Healthy

Generation

Gen Z

1886Peak 20022024

Peak year

2002

Decline from peak

63.2%

2024

2,219

All-time

152,069

Cole is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 2002, when 6,038 boys were named Cole.

In 2024, only 2,219 boys were given the name.

Down 63.2% from its peak.

All told, about 152,069 Americans have been named Cole and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1886.

Rarity scoreMainstream

AssociationGen Z

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2002

20026,038 boys named Cole

20242,219 boys named Cole

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