Cohen

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Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Cohen is a masculine given name of Hebrew origin. It derives from the surname of the same spelling, meaning "priest." Cohen is a title associated with hereditary priests, most of whom descended from Aaron, the brother of Moses.

From Wikipedia

Cohen first appears in the data in 2014 and has been recorded in 4 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2016 with 13 babies (rank #166 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Cohen

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Cohen yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

40
Total babies (all years)
4
Years in the data
13
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
201411#168
20159#183
201613#166
20177#226