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 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2010 with 397 babies (rank #100 that year). In 2024 it was given to 183 boys (rank #187). 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.

5,587
Total babies (all years)
34
Years in the data
397
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
19915#1,767
19928#1,320
199311#1,116
19945#1,756
19957#1,582
199613#1,060
19979#1,348
199814#990
199919#807
200017#877
200125#713
200220#827
200320#847
200481#306
2005192#162
2006211#155
2007270#130
2008359#104
2009359#108
2010397#100
2011339#119
2012315#128
2013303#133
2014286#139
2015277#139
2016302#137
2017276#141
2018227#166
2019222#166
2020226#160
2021211#174
2022179#196
2023178#185
2024183#187