Cole
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Cole
Cole -- a short name that embodies a lot of richness and depth -- has long been associated with the great songwriter Cole Porter. It's quite popular in Scotland.
Old King Cole -- which refers to a real British king -- is familiar to all kids. Cole was the name of the child in The Sixth Sense and was also the name of -- sorry -- the notorious outlaw Cole Younger, who was born Thomas Coleman.
Cole is also given to girls, where it ranks #13569 in the US.
Pronounced KOLE.
As of October 2026, Cole ranked #182 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #69 in 2003, Nameberry popularity #251.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #115 | 3,426 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #115 | 3,499 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #110 | 3,603 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #116 | 3,467 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #118 | 3,347 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #123 | 3,091 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #133 | 2,768 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #132 | 2,834 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #144 | 2,625 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #155 | 2,363 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #162 | 2,219 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #182 | 2,003 | — | 0 |
World rankings
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Cole on lists
Famous Coles
- Cole BeckerBoy
lead singer of American rock band SWMRS
- Cole Mitchell SprouseBoy
American actor; twin brother Dylan
- Cole Albert PorterBoy
American composer
- Thomas Coleman "Cole" YoungerBoy
American Confederate soldier and outlaw
- Cole Kenneth HauserBoy
American actor
- Cole Dickson BeasleyBoy
American football player
- Nicholas Holland "Cole" GrossmanBoy
American soccer player
- Cole Alan PenderyBoy
American musician
- Colbert Michael "Cole" HamelsBoy
American baseball player
- Cole WhittBoy
American NASCAR driver
- Cole David AldrichBoy
American basketball player
- Cole SwindellBoy
American singer
- Cole LaBrantBoy
American Viner and YouTuber
- Cole James (b. 1981)Boy
son of actress Jess Walton and John James
- Cole Patrick CassidyBoy
son of American actor Patrick Cassidy
- Cole Jovanovski (b. 2006)Boy
son of ice hockey player Ed Jovanovski; twin sister Coco
- Cole Pally (b. 2012)Boy
son of actor Adam Pally
- Cole Pedroia (b. 2012)Boy
son of baseball player Dustin Pedroia
- Cole HerschBoy
comedian
Cole in pop culture
- Old King ColeBoy
nursery rhyme character
- Cole TurnerBoy
character on TV's "Charmed"
- Cole JohnsonBoy
character in movie "The Babysitter"
- ColeBoy
the Black Ninja in the Ninjago series
- Cole OrtizBoy
character on TV's "24"
- Cole AaronsonBoy
character on TV's "Scrubs"
- Cole SearBoy
character in movie "The Sixth Sense"
- Cole HollandBoy
character in film "Mr. Holland's Opus"
- Cole BrownBoy
character on TV's "Martin"
- Cole St. ClairBoy
character in Maggie Stiefvater's Shiver trilogy
- ColeBoy
character in movie "Friends with Kids"
- ColeBoy
potential companion in Dragon Age: Inquisition
- Cole PhelpsBoy
character in video game L.A Noire