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Cole

“swarthy, coal black”

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The story behind the name

Meet Cole.

US birth records for 2025 list 6 girls named Cole (rank #13,569) and 2,003 boys named Cole (rank #182).

The recorded number of girls with this name stayed at 6 compared with 2024. For boys, the recorded count fell from 2,224 in 2024 to 2,003 in 2025.

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A little perspective

How popular is Cole?

United States · 2025
Girls · 2025#13,5696 recorded births
Boys · 2025#1822,003 recorded births

Recorded US births over time

201420253,6040
● Girls● Boys
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YearCategoryUS rankBirths
2025Boys1822,003
2025Girls13,5696
2024Boys1622,224
2024Girls13,8506
2023Boys1552,364
2023Girls7,73114
2022Boys1442,626
2022Girls11,4308
2021Boys1322,835
2021Girls8,59212
2020Boys1332,771
2020Girls9,71710
2019Boys1233,093
2019Girls7,10116
2018Boys1183,348
2018Girls8,25013
2017Boys1163,468
2017Girls8,91812
2016Boys1103,604
2016Girls6,71818
2015Boys1153,499
2015Girls7,71515
2014Boys1163,426
2014Girls11,1899

Rankings are calculated separately for boys and girls. Records below the publication threshold may be missing; gaps are not zero births.

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Variations & related forms

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