Cole

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Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Cole is a given name of English origin, originally used as an English surname. It is of Middle English origin, and its meaning is "swarthy, coal-black, charcoal".

From Wikipedia

Cole 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 2002 with 872 babies (rank #37 that year). In 2024 it was given to 188 boys (rank #181). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Cole

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

18,516
Total babies (all years)
34
Years in the data
872
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
1991368#105
1992366#106
1993555#80
1994587#65
1995649#64
1996684#60
1997798#47
1998746#46
1999796#44
2000702#48
2001811#43
2002872#37
2003815#42
2004707#48
2005726#45
2006801#40
2007710#50
2008704#51
2009689#50
2010597#56
2011602#57
2012466#85
2013413#99
2014404#101
2015413#93
2016350#113
2017389#92
2018329#112
2019309#117
2020247#144
2021253#141
2022249#133
2023197#165
2024188#181