Trend of the Popularity of Cole as a Male Baby Name in the US

Updated on December 3, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 2,219 male babies that were named Cole in the US, which was 0.13% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Cole peaked as a male baby name in the US in 2002 with a count of 6,038 babies, which was 0.31% of the total male babies born in the US in 2002.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of male babies in the US that were named Cole, and the second chart shows the percent of male babies in the US that were named Cole.

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named Cole in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named Cole in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of male babies and the percentage of male babies born in the US who were named Cole from 1980 to 2024.

Trend of the Popularity of Cole as a Male Baby Name in the us

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	272	0.02
1981	299	0.02
1982	806	0.04
1983	1112	0.06
1984	1163	0.06
1985	1185	0.06
1986	1070	0.06
1987	1003	0.05
1988	903	0.05
1989	909	0.05
1990	1099	0.05
1991	1979	0.10
1992	2312	0.12
1993	2665	0.14
1994	3301	0.17
1995	3149	0.17
1996	3737	0.20
1997	5159	0.27
1998	5148	0.27
1999	5317	0.28
2000	5926	0.30
2001	5739	0.30
2002	6038	0.31
2003	5898	0.30
2004	5648	0.28
2005	5587	0.28
2006	5639	0.27
2007	5703	0.28
2008	5389	0.26
2009	5278	0.27
2010	4590	0.24
2011	4140	0.22
2012	3779	0.20
2013	3453	0.18
2014	3426	0.18
2015	3499	0.18
2016	3603	0.19
2017	3467	0.19
2018	3347	0.18
2019	3091	0.17
2020	2768	0.16
2021	2834	0.16
2022	2625	0.15
2023	2363	0.14
2024	2219	0.13