Cohen

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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2016 with 168 babies (rank #295 that year). It was not in the 2024 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 — a playful read on the name's character.

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
11Soul urgeThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
7PersonalityThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,508

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

168

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	6	#1,816
1997	8	#1,473
1998	4	#2,498
1999	8	#1,537
2000	4	#2,600
2001	5	#2,284
2002	9	#1,546
2003	8	#1,808
2004	31	#737
2005	44	#608
2006	83	#404
2007	70	#474
2008	102	#368
2009	100	#392
2010	135	#325
2011	141	#315
2012	142	#318
2013	138	#313
2014	145	#316
2015	157	#297
2016	168	#295