Cole Name Popularity
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How popular is Cole?
Ranking 118th in popularity in the United States for boys in 2018, the name Cole is somewhat popular.Currently in the top 250, this name has not always been in the top 1000.
It reached its highest popularity ranking of #69 for the first time in 2002 and as recently as 2003.
The name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 2002 with 6,035 occurrences.
In any year, the least number of babies named Cole was less than 5, most recently in 1908.
Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Cole occurred roughly during the years 1909-1912, 1929-1932, 1939-1942, 1945-1954, 1958-1961, 1967-1974, 1977-1983, and 1988-2000, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1962-1966, and 2009-2013.
Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a mid point.
How popular will Cole be?
Cole's popularity has been moving downward for some time. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Cole for their newborn has remained about the same.
The name Cole is favored by many parents and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.
for Percentages.| Cole (Girl) | Cole (Boy) | ||||
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| Year | % | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank |
| 2018 | | 13 | 8,196 | 3,327 | 118 |
| 2017 | | 12 | 8,886 | 3,460 | 116 |
| 2016 | | 18 | 6,703 | 3,596 | 110 |
| 2015 | | 15 | 7,697 | 3,496 | 115 |
| 2014 | | 9 | 11,164 | 3,423 | 116 |
| 2013 | | 13 | 8,689 | 3,450 | 114 |
| 2012 | | 12 | 9,222 | 3,777 | 102 |
| 2011 | | 13 | 8,726 | 4,137 | 94 |
| 2010 | | 5 | 17,587 | 4,586 | 90 |
| 2009 | | 14 | 8,538 | 5,275 | 82 |
| 2008 | | 19 | 6,856 | 5,389 | 85 |
| 2007 | | 14 | 8,617 | 5,703 | 84 |
| 2006 | | 32 | 4,482 | 5,638 | 84 |
| 2005 | | 14 | 7,982 | 5,586 | 79 |
| 2004 | | 23 | 5,408 | 5,644 | 75 |
| 2003 | | 5 | 16,304 | 5,899 | 69 |
| 2002 | | 16 | 6,770 | 6,035 | 69 |
| 2001 | | 12 | 8,307 | 5,740 | 74 |
| 2000 | | 18 | 5,996 | 5,926 | 71 |
| 1999 | | 15 | 6,565 | 5,317 | 75 |
| 1998 | | 12 | 7,643 | 5,148 | 77 |
| 1997 | | 15 | 6,231 | 5,158 | 72 |
| 1996 | | 12 | 7,237 | 3,738 | 106 |
| 1995 | | 15 | 6,024 | 3,146 | 118 |
| 1994 | | 11 | 7,712 | 3,301 | 111 |
| 1993 | | 10 | 8,188 | 2,660 | 130 |
| 1992 | | 14 | 6,371 | 2,310 | 143 |
| 1991 | | 13 | 6,674 | 1,978 | 162 |
| 1990 | | 11 | 7,409 | 1,096 | 249 |
| 1989 | | 7 | 9,901 | 908 | 273 |
| 1988 | | 5 | 12,187 | 904 | 260 |
| 1987 | | 7 | 8,961 | 1,003 | 233 |
| 1986 | | 11 | 6,240 | 1,067 | 221 |
| 1985 | | < 5 | -- | 1,183 | 204 |
| 1984 | | 14 | 5,002 | 1,165 | 202 |
| 1983 | | 14 | 4,934 | 1,111 | 209 |
| 1982 | | 12 | 5,609 | 812 | 265 |
| 1981 | | < 5 | -- | 298 | 485 |
| 1980 | | 6 | 9,310 | 273 | 513 |
| 1979 | | < 5 | -- | 160 | 676 |
| 1978 | | < 5 | -- | 149 | 688 |
| 1977 | | < 5 | -- | 156 | 677 |
| 1976 | | < 5 | -- | 144 | 692 |
| 1975 | | < 5 | -- | 158 | 653 |
| 1974 | | < 5 | -- | 181 | 593 |
| 1973 | | < 5 | -- | 159 | 625 |
| 1972 | | < 5 | -- | 138 | 684 |
| 1971 | | < 5 | -- | 99 | 813 |
| 1970 | | < 5 | -- | 100 | 811 |
| 1969 | | < 5 | -- | 83 | 844 |
| 1968 | | < 5 | -- | 69 | 869 |
| 1967 | | < 5 | -- | 53 | 995 |
| 1966 | | < 5 | -- | 50 | 1,031 |
| 1965 | | < 5 | -- | 67 | 901 |
| 1964 | | < 5 | -- | 64 | 953 |
| 1963 | | < 5 | -- | 63 | 947 |
| 1962 | | < 5 | -- | 83 | 833 |
| 1961 | | < 5 | -- | 98 | 776 |
| 1960 | | < 5 | -- | 72 | 894 |
| 1959 | | < 5 | -- | 69 | 920 |
| 1958 | | < 5 | -- | 72 | 889 |
| 1957 | | < 5 | -- | 73 | 887 |
| 1956 | | < 5 | -- | 62 | 949 |
| 1955 | | < 5 | -- | 63 | 942 |
| 1954 | | < 5 | -- | 63 | 934 |
| 1953 | | < 5 | -- | 40 | 1,170 |
| 1952 | | < 5 | -- | 43 | 1,116 |
| 1951 | | < 5 | -- | 50 | 995 |
| 1950 | | < 5 | -- | 28 | 1,370 |
| 1949 | | < 5 | -- | 30 | 1,327 |
| 1948 | | < 5 | -- | 40 | 1,129 |
| 1947 | | < 5 | -- | 34 | 1,257 |
| 1946 | | < 5 | -- | 18 | 1,704 |
| 1945 | | < 5 | -- | 8 | 2,600 |
| 1944 | | < 5 | -- | 12 | 2,097 |
| 1943 | | < 5 | -- | 22 | 1,496 |
| 1942 | | < 5 | -- | 28 | 1,319 |
| 1941 | | < 5 | -- | 22 | 1,456 |
| 1940 | | < 5 | -- | 10 | 2,353 |
| 1939 | | < 5 | -- | 7 | 2,880 |
| 1938 | | < 5 | -- | 12 | 2,102 |
| 1937 | | < 5 | -- | 12 | 2,108 |
| 1936 | | < 5 | -- | 14 | 1,889 |
| 1935 | | < 5 | -- | 9 | 2,566 |
| 1934 | | < 5 | -- | 18 | 1,669 |
| 1933 | | < 5 | -- | 10 | 2,400 |
| 1932 | | < 5 | -- | 18 | 1,728 |
| 1931 | | < 5 | -- | 16 | 1,864 |
| 1930 | | < 5 | -- | 11 | 2,473 |
| 1929 | | < 5 | -- | 13 | 2,227 |
| 1928 | | < 5 | -- | 15 | 2,065 |
| 1927 | | < 5 | -- | 10 | 2,733 |
| 1926 | | < 5 | -- | 16 | 1,997 |
| 1925 | | < 5 | -- | 18 | 1,884 |
| 1924 | | < 5 | -- | 16 | 2,062 |
| 1923 | | < 5 | -- | 21 | 1,705 |
| 1922 | | < 5 | -- | 18 | 1,904 |
| 1921 | | < 5 | -- | 19 | 1,841 |
| 1920 | | < 5 | -- | 10 | 2,806 |
| 1919 | | < 5 | -- | 22 | 1,583 |
| 1918 | | < 5 | -- | 17 | 1,921 |
| 1917 | | < 5 | -- | 19 | 1,707 |
| 1916 | | < 5 | -- | 25 | 1,381 |
| 1915 | | < 5 | -- | 26 | 1,312 |
| 1914 | | < 5 | -- | 23 | 1,228 |
| 1913 | | < 5 | -- | 19 | 1,177 |
| 1912 | | < 5 | -- | 23 | 941 |
| 1911 | | < 5 | -- | 10 | 1,130 |
| 1910 | | < 5 | -- | 6 | 1,456 |
| 1909 | | < 5 | -- | 5 | 1,498 |
| 1908 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1907 | | < 5 | -- | 5 | 1,382 |
| 1906 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1905 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1904 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1903 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1902 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1901 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1900 | | < 5 | -- | 6 | 1,194 |
| 1899 | | < 5 | -- | 5 | 1,081 |
| 1898 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1897 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1896 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1895 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
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| 1890 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1889 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1888 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1887 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1886 | | < 5 | -- | 6 | 859 |
| 1885 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1884 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1883 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
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| 1881 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1880 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |