The name Cohen is a girl's name meaning "priest".

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Cohen is a common last name among Jews and an important spiritual name in the Jewish religion, associated with the hereditary priests who claimed descent from the biblical Aaron. As a result of its religious significance, Cohen is considered by some to be inappropriate to use as a first name, particularly by people with no Jewish heritage.

 Nevertheless, Cohen is becoming increasingly popular in the US as a first name for boys, and to a lesser extent girls, possibly inspired by the character Seth on TV's The O.C. who was commonly called by his last name, Cohen. It currently ranks among the 300 most popular first names for American baby boys, boosted by its sleek and strong sound and proximity to more popular choices like Logan and Rowan.

 Cohen is also found in Ireland as a surname, an unusual variant of Coyne, Cowan or Coen. The Coen spelling is also a Dutch name in its own right, derived from Coenraad (Conrad), although in that case it rhymes with "moon".

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The name Cohen peaked for girls at #3749 in 2021. The name is most popular in COHEN, COHEN, and COHEN. Cohen is also used for boys, ranking #225 in 2025.

The name Cohen is a boy's name of Hebrew, Jewish origin meaning "priest".

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Cohen is a common last name among Jews and an important spiritual name in the Jewish religion, associated with the hereditary priests who claimed descent from the biblical Aaron. As a result of its religious significance, Cohen is considered by some to be inappropriate to use as a first name, particularly by people with no Jewish heritage.

 Nevertheless, Cohen is becoming increasingly popular in the US as a first name for boys, possibly inspired by the character Seth on TV's The O.C. who was commonly called by his last name, Cohen. It currently ranks among the 300 most popular first names for American baby boys, boosted by its sleek and strong sound and proximity to more popular choices like Logan and Rowan.

 Cohen is also found in Ireland as a surname, an unusual variant of Coyne, Cowan or Coen. The Coen spelling is also a Dutch name in its own right, derived from Coenraad (Conrad), although in that case it rhymes with "moon". Spelled as Koen in the US, however, it is probably being used as a variation of Cohen.

 
Given to more than 1400 babies in 2024, when combined with all its other variations, there were nearly 3000 boys named Cohen-or-similar in the US.

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The name Cohen is currently ranked #225 in U.S. births. and peaked for boys at #225 in 2025. The name is most popular in COHEN, COHEN, and COHEN. Cohen is occasionally used for girls in 2025.

Year	US rank	Births	Per million
2014	—	0	0
2015	—	0	0
2016	—	0	0
2017	—	0	0
2018	—	0	0
2019	#4,464	31	18.5
2020	—	0	0
2021	#3,749	40	24.4
2022	#4,227	34	20.7
2023	#3,850	39	24.3
2024	—	0	0
2025	#3,920	37	23

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