Cole is a familiar boys' name that peaked in 2002 and has grown less common since.
Cole is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #182 among boys (2,003) and #13,569 among girls (6) — overall #340 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,009 | 2,009 | #13,569 | #182 |
| 2024 | 2,230 | 2,230 | #13,850 | #162 |
| 2023 | 2,378 | 2,378 | #7,731 | #155 |
| 2022 | 2,634 | 2,634 | #11,430 | #144 |
| 2021 | 2,847 | 2,847 | #8,592 | #132 |
| 2020 | 2,781 | 2,781 | #9,717 | #133 |
| 2019 | 3,109 | 3,109 | #7,101 | #123 |
| 2018 | 3,361 | 3,361 | #8,250 | #118 |
| 2017 | 3,480 | 3,480 | #8,918 | #116 |
| 2016 | 3,622 | 3,622 | #6,718 | #110 |
| 2015 | 3,514 | 3,514 | #7,715 | #115 |
| 2014 | 3,435 | 3,435 | #11,189 | #116 |
| 2013 | 3,467 | 3,467 | #8,701 | #114 |
| 2012 | 3,791 | 3,791 | #9,233 | #102 |
| 2011 | 4,153 | 4,153 | #8,739 | #94 |
| 2010 | 4,595 | 4,601 | #17,605 | #90 |
| 2009 | 5,292 | 5,292 | #8,544 | #82 |
| 2008 | 5,408 | 5,408 | #6,863 | #85 |
| 2007 | 5,717 | 5,717 | #8,626 | #84 |
| 2006 | 5,672 | 5,672 | #4,485 | #84 |
| 2005 | 5,601 | 5,601 | #7,989 | #79 |
| 2004 | 5,671 | 5,671 | #5,411 | #75 |
| 2003 | 5,903 | 5,903 | #16,312 | #69 |
| 2002 | 6,054 | 6,054 | #6,777 | #69 |
| 2001 | 5,751 | 5,751 | #8,308 | #74 |
| 2000 | 5,944 | 5,944 | #5,997 | #71 |
| 1999 | 5,332 | 5,332 | #6,567 | #75 |
| 1998 | 5,160 | 5,160 | #7,645 | #77 |
| 1997 | 5,174 | — | #6,235 | #72 |
| 1996 | 3,749 | — | #7,238 | #106 |
| 1995 | 3,165 | — | #6,025 | #118 |
| 1994 | 3,313 | — | #7,713 | #111 |
| 1993 | 2,675 | — | #8,192 | #130 |
| 1992 | 2,326 | — | #6,374 | #143 |
| 1991 | 1,991 | — | #6,677 | #162 |
| 1990 | 1,111 | — | #7,414 | #248 |
| 1989 | 916 | — | #9,906 | #272 |
| 1988 | 909 | — | #12,193 | #260 |
| 1987 | 1,010 | — | #8,963 | #234 |
| 1986 | 1,081 | — | #6,246 | #220 |
| 1985 | 1,185 | — | — | #204 |
| 1984 | 1,177 | — | #5,003 | #202 |
| 1983 | 1,126 | — | #4,933 | #209 |
| 1982 | 818 | — | #5,611 | #266 |
| 1981 | 299 | — | — | #484 |
| 1980 | 277 | — | #9,316 | #516 |
| 1979 | 158 | — | — | #679 |
| 1978 | 149 | — | — | #687 |
| 1977 | 157 | — | — | #676 |
| 1976 | 144 | — | — | #693 |
| 1975 | 158 | — | — | #653 |
| 1974 | 181 | — | — | #592 |
| 1973 | 159 | — | — | #624 |
| 1972 | 140 | — | — | #679 |
| 1971 | 99 | — | — | #812 |
| 1970 | 99 | — | — | #812 |
| 1969 | 83 | — | — | #844 |
| 1968 | 69 | — | — | #869 |
| 1967 | 53 | — | — | #995 |
| 1966 | 50 | — | — | #1,033 |
| 1965 | 68 | — | — | #892 |
| 1964 | 64 | — | — | #953 |
| 1963 | 63 | — | — | #947 |
| 1962 | 83 | — | — | #832 |
| 1961 | 98 | — | — | #777 |
| 1960 | 72 | — | — | #892 |
| 1959 | 69 | — | — | #920 |
| 1958 | 72 | — | — | #890 |
| 1957 | 73 | — | — | #885 |
| 1956 | 61 | — | — | #956 |
| 1955 | 62 | — | — | #950 |
| 1954 | 64 | — | — | #929 |
| 1953 | 40 | — | — | #1,171 |
| 1952 | 43 | — | — | #1,116 |
| 1951 | 50 | — | — | #994 |
| 1950 | 28 | — | — | #1,369 |
| 1949 | 30 | — | — | #1,327 |
| 1948 | 40 | — | — | #1,129 |
| 1947 | 34 | — | — | #1,256 |
| 1946 | 18 | — | — | #1,704 |
| 1945 | 8 | — | — | #2,600 |
| 1944 | 12 | — | — | #2,099 |
| 1943 | 22 | — | — | #1,494 |
| 1942 | 28 | — | — | #1,319 |
| 1941 | 22 | — | — | #1,457 |
| 1940 | 10 | — | — | #2,354 |
| 1939 | 7 | — | — | #2,880 |
| 1938 | 12 | — | — | #2,102 |
| 1937 | 12 | — | — | #2,107 |
| 1936 | 14 | — | — | #1,890 |
| 1935 | 9 | — | — | #2,565 |
| 1934 | 18 | — | — | #1,669 |
| 1933 | 10 | — | — | #2,399 |
| 1932 | 18 | — | — | #1,728 |
| 1931 | 16 | — | — | #1,863 |
| 1930 | 11 | — | — | #2,473 |
| 1929 | 13 | — | — | #2,228 |
| 1928 | 15 | — | — | #2,065 |
| 1927 | 10 | — | — | #2,735 |
| 1926 | 16 | — | — | #1,997 |
| 1925 | 18 | — | — | #1,884 |
| 1924 | 16 | — | — | #2,062 |
| 1923 | 21 | — | — | #1,705 |
| 1922 | 18 | — | — | #1,904 |
| 1921 | 19 | — | — | #1,841 |
| 1920 | 10 | — | — | #2,806 |
| 1919 | 22 | — | — | #1,583 |
| 1918 | 17 | — | — | #1,920 |
| 1917 | 19 | — | — | #1,707 |
| 1916 | 25 | — | — | #1,381 |
| 1915 | 26 | — | — | #1,312 |
| 1914 | 23 | — | — | #1,228 |
| 1913 | 19 | — | — | #1,177 |
| 1912 | 23 | — | — | #941 |
| 1911 | 10 | — | — | #1,130 |
| 1910 | 6 | — | — | #1,456 |
| 1909 | 5 | — | — | #1,498 |
| 1907 | 5 | — | — | #1,382 |
| 1900 | 6 | — | — | #1,194 |
| 1899 | 5 | — | — | #1,081 |
| 1886 | 6 | — | — | #859 |